Bresle / Bresles

INFORMATION

Font ID: 03649BRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: Gentelles, Fouencamp, Buleux
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church
Site Location: Oise, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: uncertain site] A Bresles is located about 10 km E of Beauvais.
Font Notes:
It is unclear whether this is the site referred to by Cloquet in the Revue de l'art chrétien (no. 40, 1890, p. 415) in which it it is mentioned among a group of square mounted fonts [the text has "Bresle"].

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, unknown
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square

REFERENCES

  • Cloquet, Louis, "Travaux des sociétés savantes: Comité des travaux historiques", 40, Revue de l'art chrétien, 1890, pp. 415-420; p. 415