Zedelghem / Zedelgem

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B01: Apostle or saint - St. Nicholas - story of the innkeeper of Myra - detail

Font image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

B01: Apostle or saint - St. Nicholas - story of the innkeeper of Myra - detail

Font image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

B01: Apostle or saint - St. Nicholas - story of the innkeeper of Myra - detail

Font image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

B01: Apostle or saint - St. Nicholas - story of the Devil desguised as a woman on a ship of pilgrims

on the east side of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Scene Description: on the east side of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

B02: Apostle or saint - St. Nicholas - story of the innkeeper of Myra

Scene of the poor daughters -- on the north side of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Scene Description: Scene of the poor daughters -- on the north side of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

B03: Apostle or saint - St. Nicholas - story of the innkeeper of Myra

Continuation of the St. Nicholas' legend -- on the west side of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Scene Description: Continuation of the St. Nicholas' legend -- on the west side of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image of an illustration in Ronse (1929: fig. 78)
Copyright Instructions: PD

B04: human figure - warrior - lion - fighting

four warriors in full armour with swords and shields fight two large lions -- on the south side of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Scene Description: four warriors in full armour with swords and shields fight two large lions -- on the south side of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

B04: human figure - warrior - lion - fighting

four warriors in full armour with swords and shields fight two large lions -- on the south side of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Scene Description: four warriors in full armour with swords and shields fight two large lions -- on the south side of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image of an illustration in Ronse (1929: fig. 58)
Copyright Instructions: PD

BF01: human figure - male - warrior - in armour - sounding horn

the warrior is blowing the horn towards the hunt/fight scene; long shield covers most of his front; dog at his feet -- on the southeast corner of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Scene Description: the warrior is blowing the horn towards the hunt/fight scene; long shield covers most of his front; dog at his feet -- on the southeast corner of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

BF02: Apostle or saint - St. Nicholas?

holding a book in his left hand -- on the northeast corner of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Scene Description: holding a book in his left hand -- on the northeast corner of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

BF03: Apostle or saint - St. Nicholas?

wearing a mitre and holding a bishop's staff in his left hand, the right hand in a benediction pose -- on the northwest corner of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Scene Description: wearing a mitre and holding a bishop's staff in his left hand, the right hand in a benediction pose -- on the northwest corner of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

BF04: Apostle or saint - St. Nicholas?

corner 4: holding a book on his left hand; under a sort of pallium [although the end appears to be a dragon] -- on the southwest corner of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Scene Description: corner 4: holding a book on his left hand; under a sort of pallium [although the end appears to be a dragon] -- on the southwest corner of the basin [NB: orientation is approximate]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image of an illustration in Ronse (1929: fig. 84)
Copyright Instructions: PD

view of font and cover - northeast side

[NB: orientation is approximate]
Scene Description: [NB: orientation is approximate]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

view of basin - northeast side

[NB: orientation is approximate]
Scene Description: [NB: orientation is approximate]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

view of basin - northwest side

[NB: orientation is approximate]
Scene Description: [NB: orientation is approximate]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

design element - architectural - arcade - round arches

the north and west sides of the basin have figures and scenes framed in an arcade of round arches; the types of arches and supporting columns have been adapted to the needs of the scene rendered, therefore many arches lack supports, arch-heads are adjusted, etc.
Scene Description: the north and west sides of the basin have figures and scenes framed in an arcade of round arches; the types of arches and supporting columns have been adapted to the needs of the scene rendered, therefore many arches lack supports, arch-heads are adjusted, etc.
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

view of basin - southeast side

[NB: orientation is approximate]
Scene Description: [NB: orientation is approximate]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

human figure - male - grotesque or fantastic - Green Man or woodwoose -foliage motif? - 3

the heads appear humanoid, looking inwards from the thre corners (the fourth corner was inhabited by basilisks but they are now missing)
Scene Description: the heads appear humanoid, looking inwards from the thre corners (the fourth corner was inhabited by basilisks but they are now missing)
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

design element - motifs - vine - acanthus

in a cricle all around the opening circumference of the upper basin
Scene Description: in a cricle all around the opening circumference of the upper basin
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

design element - patterns - torsade

makes up the underbowl and the capitals of the base supports
Scene Description: makes up the underbowl and the capitals of the base supports
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image of an illustration in Rolland (1928?)
Copyright Instructions: PD

view of basin - upper view

as indicated in the artist's drawing the one corner that was decorated with basilisks has been badly damaged
Scene Description: as indicated in the artist's drawing the one corner that was decorated with basilisks has been badly damaged
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image of an illustration in Ronse (1929: fig. 50)
Copyright Instructions: PD

view of church exterior - northwest end

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © LimoWreck, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 May 2007 by LimoWreck [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zedelgem_-_Sint-Laurentiuskerk_2.jpg] [accessed 24 February 2015]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated / CC-BY-2.5

view of church exterior - south view

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Zeisterre, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 March 2012 by Zeisterre [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zedelgem_Sint-Laurentiuskerk_2012.JPG] [accessed 24 February 2015]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0

view of church exterior

Font image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image of an illustration in Ronse (1929: fig. 2)
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animal - mammal - lion - head - 8

ornamentation on the lower base: one at each base of the outer columns, plus one at each side between the columns
Scene Description: ornamentation on the lower base: one at each base of the outer columns, plus one at each side between the columns
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © EmDee, 2004
Image Source: digital photograph 18 April 2004 by EmDee [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zedelgem_-_Fonts_3.JPG] [accessed 2 May 2015]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0

design element - architectural - column - torsade - 4

the outer colonnettes of the base
Scene Description: the outer colonnettes of the base
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

design element - motifs - moulding

on the broad central column of the base
Scene Description: on the broad central column of the base
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

design element - motifs - moulding

forming the bases of the five supporting columns of the base
Scene Description: forming the bases of the five supporting columns of the base
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 4 August 2014 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 23 February 2015)

view of base

the drawing on the right shows the general design of the base, with the eight lion heads symmetrically arranged
Scene Description: the drawing on the right shows the general design of the base, with the eight lion heads symmetrically arranged
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image of an illustration in Ronse (1929: fig. 30-31)
Copyright Instructions: PD

INFORMATION

Font ID: 00829ZED
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Tournai font
Cognate Fonts: Many Tournai fonts but especially the ones with ornamentation on the St. Nicholas' theme.
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Laurent / Sint-Laurentiuskerk / Saint-Laurentius
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Address: Kerkplein, 8210 Zedelgem (Flandre-Occidentale, Belgique)
Site Location: West-Vlaanderen / Flandre Ouest, Vlaanderen / Flandres, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Zedelghem is located 9 kms SW of Bruges, in West Flanders; the church is in the town centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Bisdom Brugge / Diocèse de Bruges / Diocese of Bruges (Brugge)
Font Notes:
Schayes (1839) mentions the font at Termonde, together with the ones at Tirlemont and Zedelgem, as the oldest of this type in Belgium. Putte (1847) discussed the similarities of the font at Zillebeke with those of Saint-Venant, Termonde and Zedelghem, and makes reference to an earlier description of the Zedelghem font in 'Le messager des sciences' of 1824 in which some measurements are given. In Andries (1853). Le Grand de Reulandt (1857), in his article on the font at Lichtervelde (1857) concludes that the font at Lichtervelde is older than those at Termonde and Zedelghem, and dating it to between the late-11th century and the early-12th. Le Grand (ibid.) dates the Termonde font to the first half of the 12th century, and that of Zedelghem to the second half. Noted in De Caumont (1867). In Van de Casteele (1877). Cloquet (1895) describes it as the most similar to the font at Lichtervelde. Enlart (1902) lists it as a Tournai font on a five-support base. Described and illustrated in Lasteyrie (1929), who cites De Caumont [cf. supra] as source. Described and illustrated in Bond (1908). In Ghilsain (1986). Illustrated and studied in detail in Ronse (1929). Illustrated in Rolland (1928?). In Chastel (1966). Described and illustrated in Barral i Altet (1989). Described and illustrated in Drake (2002). The present font is round, flat and plain, hinged in the middle; modern.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Paula Guillot for her photographs of this font

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 509329 5664661
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.143218, 3.136106
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 8′ 35.59″ N, 3° 8′ 9.98″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (black and blue) (Tournai marble)
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Font Height (less Plinth): 94 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: 103 x 103 cm* / 102 x 102 cm**
Notes on Measurements: * [cited in Putte (1847) after 'Le messager des sciences' of 1824] -- ** [measurements of the square basin in Ronse (1929: fig. 30) reproduction of C.R.A.A. drawing]

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Allen, J. Romilly, "Notes on Early Christian Symbolism", N.S., VI, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1884, pp. 380-464; p. 424, 425fn1
  • Barral i Altet, Xavier, Belgique romane, et Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, La Pierre-qui-vire, Yonne: Zodiaque, 1989, p. 388 and pl. 130-134
  • Bond, Francis, Fonts and Font Covers, London: Waterstone, 1985 c1908, p. 175, 183 and ill. on p. 168, 205
  • Caumont, Arcisse de, Abécédaire ou rudiment d'archéologie; architecture religieuse (5e éd.), Caen: F. Le Blanc-Hardel, 1867, p. 313
  • Chastel, André, Histoire générale des Églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse, France: Robert Laffont, 1966, p. 287
  • Cloquet, Louis, "Fonts de baptême romans de Tournai", 45, Revue de l'art chrétien, 1895, pp. 308-320; p. 310
  • Cloquet, Louis, "Travaux des sociétés savantes: Comité des travaux historiques", 40, Revue de l'art chrétien, 1890, pp. 415-420; p. 416-417
  • Davies, J.G., The Architectural Setting of Baptism, London: Barrie and Rockliff, 1962, p. 67, 86
  • Drake, Colin Stuart, The Romanesque Fonts of Northern Europe and Scandinavia, Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press, 2002, p. 4, 21, 40 fn16, 46 fn62, 48, 499 and fn92, 50, 51, 53 and fn113, 54, 57, 58, 59, 177 and pl. 114, 122
  • Eden, Cecil H., Black Tournai Fonts in England, London: E. Stock, 1909, p. 9, [29], 30
  • Enlart, Camille, Manuel d'archéologie française depuis les temps mérovingiens jusqu'à la Renaissance, Paris: Alphonse Picard & fils, 1902, p. 767fn1; p. 777fn1; p. 778fn3; p. 780
  • Ghislain, Jean-Claude, "La cuve baptismale romane de Wauthier-Braine", VII, Annales du Cercle historique et folklorique de Braine-le-Château, Tubize et des Régions voisines, 1986, pp. 89-[120]; p. 94, 99
  • Lasteyrie du Saillant, Robert Charles, conte de, Architecture réligieuse en France à l'époque romane (2e éd., avec une bibliographie critique par Marcel Aubert), Paris: A. Picard, 1929, p. 704
  • Le Grand de Reulandt, E., "Tours des églises de Thourout et de Lichtervelde; font baptismaux de cette dernière commune", 31, Messager des sciences historiques et archives des arts de Belgique, 1857, pp. 141-151; p. 141-151
  • N.S. 4, The Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist, pp. 259; p. 259
  • Putte, F. van de (abbé), Bruges: Imprimé chez Vandecasteele-Werbrouck, 1847, p. 64ff.
  • Rolland, Paul, "Les fonts baptismaux tournaisiens: un produit artistique d'exportation aux XIe. et XIIe. siècles", [?], [?], Renaissance de l'art français et des industries de luxe, [1928?], pp. p. [555]-561; p. [555]-561
  • Ronse, F. T., Les fonts baptismaux de Zedelghem et les fonts romans tournaisiens du XIIe siècle, Bruges: Apostolat liturgique, 1929, [throughout]
  • Schayes, A.G.B., Gand: L. Hebbelynck, 1839, p. 141
  • Sáenz de Ugarte, José Luis, Alava pueblo a pueblo, 1983, p. 21-29
  • Van de Casteele, D., "Fonts baptismaux à Huy, à Seraing et à Esneux", 13, Bulletin de l'Institut archéologique liégeois, 1877, pp. 195-214; p. 201