Tamnay-en-Bazois
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03705TAM
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Tamnay-en-Bazois
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Notes: 12thC church; much modified since
Church Address: Rue Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 58110 Tamnay-en-Bazois, France
Site Location: Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D978, 6-7 km E of Châtillon-en-Bazois, about 45 km E of Nevers
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Nevers
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 12thC church here)
Font Notes:
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Octagonal mounted holy-water stoup of the 16th century, plain except for several mouldings on its side. It rests on a broad octagonal pillar with identical ornamentation and is reported by the source as originating in the reconstruction of this church carried out in the 16th century. (Patrimoine…, Nièvre, 1999, v. 1, p. 241)
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 554666 5211481
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.054583, 3.719781
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 3′ 16.5″ N, 3° 43′ 11.21″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes de la Nièvre, Charenton-le-Pont: FLOHIC, 1999, vol. 1, p. 241