Paris No. 12 / Lutetia Parisiorum
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04701PAR
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Museum: Musée de Cluny, Paris, Unknown
Church / Chapel Name: In a museum
Font Location in Church: In a museum
Previous Font Location(s): originally from Château-Larcher, near Vivonne
Church Address: [NB: address & coordinates given for the museum] 28 Rue du Sommerard, 75005 Paris, France -- Tel.: +33 1 53 73 78 00
Site Location: Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: The museum is located just S of the Blvd Saint-Germain, across the river from Notre-Dame
Ecclesiastic Region: Archidiocèse métropolitain de Paris
Font Notes:
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Described by Lasteyrie (1929) as a stone holy-water stoup originally from Château-Larcher, near Vivonne (Vienne); the object is described as a small basin between [sic] two colonnettes.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 451890 5411032
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.850392, 2.344206
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 51′ 1.41″ N, 2° 20′ 39.14″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Lasteyrie du Saillant, Robert Charles, conte de, Architecture réligieuse en France à l'époque romane (2e éd., avec une bibliographie critique par Marcel Aubert), Paris: A. Picard, 1929, p. 828