Bazolles
INFORMATION
FontID: 03703BAZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Symphorien de Bazolles
Church Patron Saints: St. Symphorian [Symphorien d'Autun] [† ca. 200]
Church Location: Église Saint-Symphorien, 58110 Bazolles, France
Country Name: France
Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Directions to Site: Located off the D256-D958 crossroads, about 16 km N of Châtillon-en-Bazois, about 35-40 km ENE of Nevers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 16th century
Font Notes:
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Chalice-shape font of the 16th century; the basin is octagonal with rounded underbowl, all plain; the stem of the base is short and has an octagonal moulding; the lower base is square and equally plain. The font has a wooden pyramidal (octagonal) lid of later manufacture. (Patrimoine…, Nièvre, 1999, v. 1, p. 212)
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 47.143277, 3.618492
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 47° 8′ 35.8″ N, 3° 37′ 6.57″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Font Height (less Plinth): 144 cm
Notes on Measurements: a/p Patrimoine..Nièvre, 1999, v. 1, 212
LID INFORMATION
Date: later/modern
Material: wood
Notes: Octagonal pyramidal wooden lid
REFERENCES
Whetter, James, Cornwall in the 13th Century: a Study in Social and Economic History, Gorran: Lyfrow Trelyspen, 1998