Gladbach

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BH01: head

a/p Cloquet, four heads
Scene Description: a/p Cloquet, four heads

animal - fabulous animal or monster - dragon

a/p Cloquet's identification
Scene Description: a/p Cloquet's identification

INFORMATION

FontID: 02869GLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Country Name: Germany
Location: Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rheinland-Pfalz
Directions to Site: Gladbach is just SW of Wittlich, or about 15-20 km N of Trier, near the border with Luxemburg. The city of Luxemburg is only 33 km SW of Trier.
Historical Region: formerly Rheinland-Palatinate
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Mosan type
Cognate Fonts: Limbourg, Viney, Lixhe, etc.
Font Notes:
Included by Cloquet (1895) among the round fonts of the Mosan type with four heads, at 90-degree angles, on the basin sides. In his earlier article (1890, p. 418) he describes this font as "curieux fonts romans [...] cuve portée sur 5 supports, aux flancs ornés de dragons", and on the same source (p. 419) he mentions it as being "ornés de figures démoniaques", like those at Huy and Limmel. [NB: THESE SOURCES APPEAR TO REFER TO THE FONT AT Mönchen-Gladbach ALREADY LISTED IN A BSI ENTRY -- TO BE RESOLVED]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, pierre mosan
Font Shape: hemispherical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Cloquet, Louis, "Fonts de baptême romans de Tournai", 45, Revue de l'art chrétien, 1895, pp. 308-320; p. 318
Cloquet, Louis, "Travaux des sociétés savantes: Comité des travaux historiques", 40, Revue de l'art chrétien, 1890, pp. 415-420; p. 418