Definition of Kersanton. Meaning of Kersanton. Synonyms of Kersanton

- after the village of Kersanton, Brittany, France, where the rock was first identified. An obsolete name for kersantite is kersanton. Lamprophyres are usually...
- which was erected from August 1879, is composed of eighty blocks of Kersanton granite executed by the sculptor Le Goff. The blocks were brought one...
- 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...
- 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...
- the Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi where the local Kersanton stone was used. Kersanton is easier to carve and very resistant to erosion. Research...
- 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...
- Chapelle Pol Brignogan-Plages The calvary at the Pol chapel is carved from kersanton stone. The calvary is 4.50 metres high and the crosspiece has a praying...
- arc de triomphe at Saint-Thégonnec. All the work was completed using kersanton stone. Apart from the Guimiliau calvary, the Maître de Guimiliau worked...
- 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...