Tranas / Tranås
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B01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches
INFORMATION
FontID: 09061TRA
Church/Chapel: Tranås kyrka
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Skåne, Skåne län
Historical Region: Ingelstads hd., Skåne
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Blentarpsgruppen [Tynell]
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described in Tynell (1913-1921: 61) as a medieval baptismal font of the Blentarp group made of limestone; 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
Diameter (includes rim): 72 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 72.2 cm
Notes on Measurements: Tynell (1913-1921: 61)
REFERENCES
Drake, Colin Stuart, The Romanesque Fonts of Northern Europe and Scandinavia, Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press, 2002
Tynell, Lars, Skånes medeltida Dopfuntar, Stockholm: Cederquists Grafiska Aktiebolag, 1913-1921