Besny-et-Loizy
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view of church exterior in context - southwest view
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view of church exterior - east view
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 20567BES
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Tournai type?
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Martin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, NE corner of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: rue de Besny, 02870 Besny-et-Loizy, Franve
Site Location: Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D266, jus ENE of Cerny-lès-Boucy, WNW of Laon
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint Quentin
Historical Region: Laonnois, Pays de Laon, Picardie
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font listed in Palissy [ref.: PM02002869]: "font bastismaux [...] La cuve est en pierre de Tournai. Elle est décorée de feuilles sinuées en léger relief. Quatre têtes sont représentées aux angles. Un haut socle supporte la cuve. Il est orné de griffes aux angles. [...] 12e siècle ; 13e siècle".
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 542081 5494272
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.599553, 3.582347
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 35′ 58.39″ N, 3° 34′ 56.45″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone (black and blue) (Tournai marble)
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Font Height (less Plinth): 112 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: 76 x 74 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: PM02002869]
REFERENCES
- France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.