Besny-et-Loizy

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INFORMATION

FontID: 20567BES
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Church Location: rue de Besny, 02870 Besny-et-Loizy, Franve
Country Name: France
Location: Aisne, Hauts-de-France
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 Location in Church: Inside the church, NE corner of the nave
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Tournai type?
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

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 49.599553, 3.582347
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 49° 35′ 58.39″ N, 3° 34′ 56.45″ E
UTM: 31U 542081 5494272

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]