-
after the
village of
Kersanton, Brittany, France,
where the rock was
first identified. An
obsolete name for
kersantite is
kersanton.
Lamprophyres are usually...
- the
buttresses there is a
statue of
Catherine of
Alexandria carved from
kersanton.
Above the door is a
triangular pediment with
three ėcussons ("crests...
- in
kersanton stone by the Folgoët
atelier for the tomb of
Saint Ronan. (The word
kersanton is an
obsolete local name from the
village of
Kersanton, Brittany...
- that he
often worked using "grés feldspathique" as
opposed to
granite or
kersanton stone. He
executed pietàs in Laz, Finistère, Briec-de-l'Odet, Saint-Hernin...
- has been
divided into sections: work on
porches in
either granite or
kersanton stone, calvaries, flagstones/effigies for
tombs (gisant), statues, and...
- arc de
triomphe at Saint-Thégonnec. All the work was
completed using kersanton stone.
Apart from the
Guimiliau calvary, the Maître de
Guimiliau worked...
-
lived for part of the year in his
native Brittany,
where he used
local Kersanton granite for his most
notable works,
especially the
Pleureuse de Tréguier...
-
apostles but
these niches are empty.
There is
however a
stoup carved from
Kersanton stone, this
having a
fluted bowl.
These have both
Renaissance type motifs...
-
access for pedestrians.
Outside the
church is a fine
fountain carved from
Kersanton stone and
dating to 1691. The
fountain was the work of the
Morlaix mason...
- at the base of
these there is a 'Vierge de Pitié" or pietà
carved from
kersanton stone featuring the
Virgin Mary
supporting Jesus' body ****isted by Mary...
