Nedraby

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 09056NED
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Blentarpsgruppen [Tynell]
Cognate Fonts: Other such fonts in this group
Church / Chapel Name: Nedraby kyrka
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Site Location: Skåne, Skåne län, Sweden, Europe
Historical Region: Ingelstads hd., Skåne
Font Notes:
Described in Tynell (1913-1921: 60) as a medieval baptismal font of the Blentarp group made of limestone from Bjersjölagård; the sides are decorated with a blind arcade of round arches. Listed in the same group in Drake (2002: 184) as a Romanesque font.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Brunius, Carl Georg, Skånes Konsthistoria från Medeltiden, Lund: Hos Förläggaren, 1850, p. 506
  • Drake, Colin Stuart, The Romanesque Fonts of Northern Europe and Scandinavia, Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press, 2002, p. 184
  • Tynell, Lars, Skånes medeltida Dopfuntar, Stockholm: Cederquists Grafiska Aktiebolag, 1913-1921, p. 60