Hylletofta

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Results: 33 records

animal - bird - eagle? - passant-regardant

passant to the left
Scene Description: passant to the left
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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animal - fabulous animal or monster - amphisbaena - three heads - passant

passant to the left; although identified as a two-headed dragon ["tvehövdad drake"] in the SHM caption, the beast is an amphisbaena with a tiny head at the end of the tail
Scene Description: passant to the left; although identified as a two-headed dragon ["tvehövdad drake"] in the SHM caption, the beast is an amphisbaena with a tiny head at the end of the tail
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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animal - fabulous animal or monster - winged lion - foliated tongue - foliated tail - passant

passant to the right
Scene Description: passant to the right
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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animal - fabulous animal or monster - winged lion - holding processional cross - passant

passant to the right, seen in Blomqvist's drawing in the rightmost arch
Scene Description: passant to the right, seen in Blomqvist's drawing in the rightmost arch
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Image Source: digital image of an illustration in Blomqvist (2002)
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animal - fabulous animal or monster - winged lion - with human prey - passant

passant to the left; the winged lion has a human leg dangling from its mouth
Scene Description: passant to the left; the winged lion has a human leg dangling from its mouth
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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animal - mammal - lion - foliated tail - passant-gardant

passant to the left; the long tail goes down between the hind legs and its plant-like end come up behing its middle
Scene Description: passant to the left; the long tail goes down between the hind legs and its plant-like end come up behing its middle
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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animal - mammal - lion - head or protome - 3

only three of the heads or protomes are animal [see ImageFileNo. 0211011016]
Scene Description: only three of the heads or protomes are animal [see ImageFileNo. 0211011016]
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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animal - mammal - lion - head or protome - 4

identified as lions in several of the sources
Scene Description: identified as lions in several of the sources
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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animal - mammal - lion - head or protome - 4

identified as lions in several of the sources
Scene Description: identified as lions in several of the sources
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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animal - mammal - quadruped - foliated tongue - foliated tail - passant-regardant

passant to the left; seen in Blomqvist's drawing in the third arch from the left
Scene Description: passant to the left; seen in Blomqvist's drawing in the third arch from the left
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Image Source: digital image of an illustration in Blomqvist (2002)
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design element - architectural - arcade - round arches - beaded-tape - columns - columns with capitals

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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design element - motifs - braid

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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design element - motifs - floral or foliage

in each of the spandrels of the arcade
Scene Description: in each of the spandrels of the arcade
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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design element - motifs - rope moulding

slightly different rendering from the one below
Scene Description: slightly different rendering from the one below
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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design element - motifs - vine - 4

interlaced vines on each of the sides of the shelf-like areas
Scene Description: interlaced vines on each of the sides of the shelf-like areas
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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design element - patterns - sawtooth or zigzag

all around the bottom
Scene Description: all around the bottom
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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design element - patterns - sawtooth or zigzag

a small section is seen here to the right of the upper protome
Scene Description: a small section is seen here to the right of the upper protome
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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design element - patterns - sawtooth or zigzag

a small section is seen here to the right of the lower protome
Scene Description: a small section is seen here to the right of the lower protome
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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human figure - head

showing on right, bottom level, the only human among all the heads on the base
Scene Description: showing on right, bottom level, the only human among all the heads on the base
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2289-031.TIF] of a 1902 B&W photograph in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hylletofta_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082191.jpg] [accessed 11 October 2021]
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view of base

Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten, detalj. 1100-talet."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten, detalj. 1100-talet."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2289-031.TIF] of a 1902 B&W photograph in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hylletofta_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082191.jpg] [accessed 11 October 2021]
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view of base

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
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view of basin - iconographic program

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image of an illustration in Blomqvist (2002)
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view of church exterior - detail

Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Relief av ärkeängel Mikael från äldre sydingång till långhuset."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Relief av ärkeängel Mikael från äldre sydingång till långhuset."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2289-012.TIF] of a 1956 B&W photograph by Gunnar Svahnström, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hylletofta_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082156.jpg] [accessed 11 October 2021]
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view of church exterior - door

Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Gammal dörr till ingång."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Gammal dörr till ingång."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2289-004.TIF] of an undated B&W photograph in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hylletofta_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082148.jpg] [accessed 11 October 2021]
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view of church exterior - southeast view

Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Kyrkan mot söder."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Kyrkan mot söder."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2289-001.TIF] of a 1902 B&W photograph in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hylletofta_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082123.jpg] [accessed 11 October 2021]
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view of church exterior - southeast view

Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka, Sverige."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka, Sverige."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Kemitsv, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph 11 July 2009 by Kemitsv [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hylletofta_kyrka.JPG] [accessed 11 October 2021]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-3.0

view of church interior - looking east

Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka, Sverige, interiör." -- the medieval font, almost totally hidden here, is located in the southeast corner
Scene Description: Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka, Sverige, interiör." -- the medieval font, almost totally hidden here, is located in the southeast corner
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Kemitsv, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph 11 July 2009 by Kemitsv [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hylletofta_kyrka_(2).JPG] [accessed 11 October 2021]
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view of font

Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten. 1100-talet."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten. 1100-talet."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2289-027.TIF] of a 1902 B&W photograph in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hylletofta_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082181.jpg] [accessed 11 October 2021]
Copyright Instructions: PD Sweden

view of font

Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten. 1100-talet."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten. 1100-talet."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2289-028.TIF] of a 1902 B&W photograph in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hylletofta_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082183.jpg] [accessed 11 October 2021]
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view of font

Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten. 1100-talet."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten. 1100-talet."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2289-029.TIF] of a 1902 B&W photograph in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hylletofta_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082184.jpg] [accessed 11 October 2021]
Copyright Instructions: PD Sweden

view of font

Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten. 1100-talet."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Hylletofta kyrka [...] Dopfunt i sandsten. 1100-talet."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2289-030.TIF] of a 1902 B&W photograph in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hylletofta_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200082186.jpg] [accessed 11 October 2021]
Copyright Instructions: PD Sweden

view of font

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

view of font

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Borg (2002)
Image Source: digital image of an illustration in Borg (2002)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE

INFORMATION

FontID: 06257HYL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Hylletofta kyrka
Church Location: Hylletofta kyrkby, N, Sävsjö, Sweden
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Småland, Jönköpings län
Directions to Site: Located E of county road 30, 6-7 km NNE of Vrigstad, in the municipality and 10-11 km W of Sävsjö, about 50 km SSE of Jönköping
Ecclesiastic Region: Växjö stift
Historical Region: Västra härad, Jönköpings län
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the SE corner of the nave
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Njudungsmästaren [Blomqvists] / Njudungsgruppen' [Borg, SHM] / Bestiarius, Group 4 [Drake]
Cognate Fonts: others in that group
Church Notes: 12thC church; modified 16th, 18thC; restored 19thC
Font Notes:
Noted and illustrated in Blomqvist (1929) in his chapter on the 'Njudungsmästaren' as a baptismal font made of sandstone in the latter half of the 12th century. Noted in Svanberg (1995). Inventoried and illustrated in Borg (2002) as a 'Njudungsgruppen' baptismal font made of sandstone in 1170-1220. Noted and illustrated in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3] 'Njudungsgruppen' baptismal font made of sandstone in the sedcond half of the 12th century.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 57.404861, 14.506556
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 57° 24′ 17.5″ N, 14° 30′ 23.6″ E
UTM: 33V 470351 6362562

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 7.5 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 55 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 70 cm* / **
Basin Depth: 28 cm*
Height of Basin Side: 33 cm*
Basin Total Height: 44 cm*
Height of Base: 45 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 89 cm* / 88 cm**
Square Base Dimensions: 55 x 55 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Borg (2002) / **SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910803F3]

REFERENCES

Blomqvist, Ragnar, Studier i Smålands romanska stenkonst, 1929
Borg, Raine, Smålands medeltida dopfuntar, Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2002
Drake, Colin Stuart, The Romanesque Fonts of Northern Europe and Scandinavia, Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press, 2002
Svanberg, Jan, "Stenskulpturen", Den Romanska Konsten, Lund: Bokförlaget Signum, 1995