Zurich No. 2 / Zürich
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view of font and cover
Scene Description: the font of 1598
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Diego Delso, 2023
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 5 March 2023 by Diego Delso [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grossmünster,_Zúrich,_Suiza,_2023-03-05,_DD_52-54_HDR.jpg] [accessed 27 September 2023]
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inscription - partial
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Diego Delso, 2023
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design element - patterns - ribbed
Scene Description: painted ribs all around
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Diego Delso, 2023
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 5 March 2023 by Diego Delso [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grossmünster,_Zúrich,_Suiza,_2023-03-05,_DD_52-54_HDR.jpg] [accessed 27 September 2023]
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view of church exterior - southeast end
Scene Description: Source caption: "Grossmünster - Zwölfbotenkapelle - Kirchgasse"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roland Fischer, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph 7 September 2013 by Roland Fischer [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grossmünster_-_Zwölfbotenkapelle_-_Kirchgasse_2013-09-07_12-18-09.JPG] [accessed 27 September 2023]
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Grossmünster - Limmatquai"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roland Fischer, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph 5 September 2018 by Roland Fischer [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grossmünster_-_Limmatquai_-_Wühre_2018-09-05_15-58-02.jpg] [accessed 27 September 2023]
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view of font in context
Scene Description: Source caption: "Grossmünster - Innenansicht - Zwölfbotenkapelle" -- the old font in the crypt
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roland Fischer, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph 26 September 2012 by Roland Fischer [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grossmünster_-_Innenansicht_-_Zwölfbotenkapelle_2012-09-26_15-50-11.JPG] [accessed 27 September 2023]
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view of church interior - crypt
Scene Description: Source caption: "Grossmünster - Innenansicht - Krypta"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roland Fischer, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph 30 August 2010 by Roland Fischer [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grossmünster_-_Innenansicht_-_Krypta_2010-08-30_16-37-26.jpg] [accessed 27 September 2023]
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view of church interior - looking east
Scene Description: Source caption: "Grossmünster, Zúrich, Suiza"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Diego Delso, 2023
Image Source: digital photograph 5 March 2023 by Diego Delso [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grossmünster,_Zúrich,_Suiza,_2023-03-05,_DD_48-50_HDR.jpg] [accessed 27 September 2023]
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view of font and cover in context
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Diego Delso, 2023
Image Source: digital photograph 5 March 2023 by Diego Delso [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grossmünster,_Zúrich,_Suiza,_2023-03-05,_DD_52-54_HDR.jpg] [accessed 27 September 2023]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 05770ZUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1598
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(late), Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche Grossmünster
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave, opposite the pulpit
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Felix & St. Regula
Church Notes: original church said to have been built by Charlemagne; the present church, which started as a collegiate ca. 1100, completed 1220, and was the starting point of the Reformation in German-speaking Switzerland with Zwingli and Bullinger
Church Address: Kirchgasse, Altstadt, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
Site Location: Zürich, Switzerland, Europe
Directions to Site: The church is located in the Alstadt, on the E bank of the Limmat, between Münsterbrücke (B) and Quaibrücke (S)
Additional Comments: painted font
Font Notes:
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Konrad Escher's 'Das Zürcher Großmünster am Vorabend der Reformation' (1928) [1608-Article Text-1518-1-10-20091129.pdf] [accessed 27 September 2023] mentions two baptismal fonts in this church: the present font in use, made in 1598, was installed in the front of the nave at the time, while the earlier Romanesque tub that had its place in th west end, as was the custom, was discarded; during the renovations of 1914 the old font was discovered and was installed in the crypt, where it now stands ["Der alte Taufstein, 1598 vergraben und durch einen neuen ersetzt, stand, katholischem Brauch entsprechend, am Westende der Kirche, in der Nähe der starken Turmpfeiler, und unter den Türmen selbst befanden sich die Beichtstühle. Der alte Taufstein wurde bei Anlaß der Renovation von 1914 aufgefunden und in der Krypta aufgestellt."] The 16th-century font is described and illustrated in the brief church guide 'Das Grossmünster in Zürich' by Reverend Hans Stickelberger; chalice-shaped baptismal font with rib ornamentation all around the basin; the flat cover allows for the font to be used as handy Communion table given its location in the centre aisle. [cf. BSI entry for Zurich No. 1 for the medieval font in this church].
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Ursula Tschan for the pamphlet containing information on the late-16thC font
COORDINATES
UTM: 32T 465585 5246383
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.37, 8.544167
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 22′ 12″ N, 8° 32′ 39″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: chalice-shaped, hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: basin side, below the rim
Inscription Text: "[...]TV SANCTO . MAR:l . AN[N]O DOM[INI] 1598[...]"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. ImagesArea]
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: flat polygonal (16 sides) wooden cover; hinged in the middle