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Name of the font is the name of the town or village. If more than one font at this site, the name is followed by a number, e.g. No. 2, etc.

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Biblical Headings: BSI employs the ICONCLASS textual hierarchy, for example, biblical topics begin with Old Testament or New Testament, e.g. Old Testament - story of Abraham or New Testament - public life of Christ.
Subject Headings: See also the numerous subheadings under the following headings: angel, animal, Apostle or saint (for example, Apostle or saint - St. Anthony - with pig), cleric, coat of arms (which is followed by family name if identified), design element, head, human figure, inscription, sacrament, symbol, symbol – shield or information.
View Heading: This heading ‘View of’ refers to exterior and interior photographs of the fonts’ setting, e.g. view of church exterior, view of canopy, view of church interior; it may include additional images taken of previously mentioned images which have been assigned a location and sequence code (see Database Profile) view of church exterior,view of font or view of stoup, etc.