Villie
Results: 2 records
B01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches
B02: design element - motifs - palmette
INFORMATION
FontID: 09078VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Villie kyrka
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Skåne, Skåne län
Directions to Site: Located just outside Rydsgård, 15-20 km WNW of Ystad, on the E65
Historical Region: Ljunits hd., Skåne
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Blentarpsgruppen [Tynell]
Font Notes:
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Described in Tynell (1913-1921: 70): medieval baptismal font of the Blentarp group made of sandstone and decorated with palmettes and a blind arcade of round arches. This is the same font listed in Drake (2002: 184) as "Södra Villie".
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 62.5 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 77.5 cm
Notes on Measurements: Tynell (1913-1921: 70)
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