Bussy-la-Pesle
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03697BUS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Germain
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Germanus of Auxerre [aka Germans, German, Germain]
Church Notes: church re-built mid-18thC
Church Address: Rue saint germain, 58420 Bussy-la-Pesle, France
Site Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D120, 2-3 km SW of Brinon-sur-Beuvron, about 22 km SW of Clamecy.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Font Notes:
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Plain medieval font has a rounded basin with receded rim; the stem of the base is cylindrical and it rests on a wide round plinth. There is a crude patch of cement repair (?) in the area of the old hinge, upper rim.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 535619 5234691
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.264733, 3.470844
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 15′ 53.04″ N, 3° 28′ 15.04″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, unknown
Font Shape: chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes de la Nièvre, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 1, p. 51