Bernardville No. 1 / Batschwiller ím Loch / Bernardswiller-Barr / Bernardveiler / Bernardvillé / Bernhardsweiler

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design element - architectural - arcade - round arches

design element - motifs - floral - rosette

INFORMATION

FontID: 21395BER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Antoine-Ermite [irig. from Wasselonne]
Church Patron Saints: St. Anthony the Great [aka Antony the Great, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Anthony of Thebes]
Church Location: rue de l'Eglise, 67140 Bernardvillé, France
Country Name: France
Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Located off the D202, SW of Andlau, WNW of Epfig, SW of Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Font Notes:
One of two 12th-century sandstone listed in this church [NB: the other, originally from Wasselone is indexed in BSI as Bernardville No. 2]; the listing of this font in Palissy [ref.: PM67001208] describes it much as the other font, including the missing lower base: "fonts baptismaux [grès] Les parois sont ornées d'arcatures plates séparées par un montant et un cercle contenant une rosace [...] oeuvre mutilée [...] La partie inférieure a disparu [...] 12e siècle".

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 381669 5358726

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Diameter (includes rim): 140 cm*
Basin Total Height: 65 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: PM67001208]