Veggerslev
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view of church exterior - southeast view
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 April 2006 bt Bococo [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Veggerslev_kirke_(Norddjurs).JPG] [accessed 8 August 2016]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 06452VEG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Veggerslev kirke
Church Location: Grenaavej 42A, 8500 Grenå, Denmark -- Tel.: +45 86331316
Country Name: Denmark
Location: Midtjylland, Jylland
Directions to Site: Located near Karlby, 8 km NW of Grenå, in the municipality of Nordjurs, NE corner of the district
Ecclesiastic Region: Århus Stift
Historical Region: Djurs Nørre Herred, Randers Amt -- Djursland
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Horder [aka Horderus] workshop?
Font Notes:
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A Romanesque font made of granite of Djursland type, believed to be the work of Horder [aka Horderus] (d. after 1175); fonts attributed to Horder: Hammelev Sogn (Norddjurs), Holbaek (Nordjurs), Hornslet, Karlby (Norddjurs), Mygind, Nørager, Veggerslev, Vejlby (Nordjurs), Villersø; Hyrup and Grumtofte (Angel); Kærum and Dreslette (Fyn) [source: http://www.archive-dk-2012.com/dk/f/2012-09-29_333183_29/Ti-vigtige-kirkekunstnere-i-Danmarks-kirker-Folkekirken/ [accessed 8 August 2016]]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 56.473889, 10.836111
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 56° 28′ 26″ N, 10° 50′ 10″ E
UTM: 32V 613102 6260335
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
REFERENCES
Hein, H. K., Horder: en Romansk Stenmester, Århus: Århus Kunstforening, 1966