Vareilles
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03571VAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1554
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(mid)
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin de Vareilles
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin
Church Notes: 11thC(?) church -- listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00113518]: "4e quart 12e siècle
Church Address: 71800 Vareilles, France
Site Location: Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D989, about 20 km E of Marcigny, about 90 km NNW of Lyon
Historical Region: Le Brionnais
Font Notes:
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Described in Corblet (1881-1882) as being an oblong font with an inscription [cf. Inscription]; he gives the date as 1554, but it is not clear whether or not the date is part of the text of the inscription..
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.298056, 4.260278
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 17′ 53″ N, 4° 15′ 37″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, unknown
Font Shape: rectangular, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
Font Height (less Plinth): 120 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 100 cm (length)
Notes on Measurements: Corblet, 1881-1882, v. 2, p. 144
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: French
Inscription Location: unknown
Inscription Text: "FAICT POUR VAREILLES, 1554"
Inscription Notes: "en belles capitales romaines", but it is not clear whether the date is part of the inscription
Inscription Source: Corblet, 1881-1882, v. 2, p. 144
REFERENCES
- Corblet, Jules, Histoire dogmatique, liturgique et archéologique du sacrement de baptême, Paris: V. Palme, 1881-1882, vol. 2, p. 144