Trevi
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08120TRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Late Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa di Sant'Emiliano
Font Location in Church: In the central apse since 1969; between 1893 and 1969 in the first apse near the side door
Previous Font Location(s): originally from Chiesa di S. Martino?
Church Notes: a ca. 200 AD a temple of Diana was demolished on the site; a Christian church was built to replace it; present church built 12thC; modified since
Church Address: Via Placido Riccardi, 06039 Trevi PG, Italy
Site Location: Perugia, Umbria, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SP425, 10 km SSE of Foligno
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Spoleto-Norcia
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of the 15th century; ornamented hemispherical basin mounted on a moulded pedestal base; wooden font cover of the "rim-buffet" type with doors at the front and round dome top with finial [NB: the description of the 'cover' is basin on the photo evidence available at this time; it could very well be that the oftagonal panelled volume above the upper rim of the basin is constructional to the font, therefore part of it -- BSI coding considers these types of fonts accordingly].
The source of this information [http://www.protrevi.com/protrevi/semil35.asp] [accessed 30 May 2025] mentions that, according to the chronicler Francesco Mugnoni, this font, as well as the capitals on the outside of the entrance, were originally from the Chiesa di S. Martino: "Opera del XV secolo. Secondo la testimonianza del cronista Francesco Mugnoni, fu trasportato dalla chiesa di S. Martino.1 insieme con capitelli che stanno all'esterno ai lati della porta. Nella ricostruzione del 1893 fu sistemato nella prima abside vicino alla porta minore. L'attuale sistemazione nell'abside centrale risale al 1969".
The source of this information [http://www.protrevi.com/protrevi/semil35.asp] [accessed 30 May 2025] mentions that, according to the chronicler Francesco Mugnoni, this font, as well as the capitals on the outside of the entrance, were originally from the Chiesa di S. Martino: "Opera del XV secolo. Secondo la testimonianza del cronista Francesco Mugnoni, fu trasportato dalla chiesa di S. Martino.1 insieme con capitelli che stanno all'esterno ai lati della porta. Nella ricostruzione del 1893 fu sistemato nella prima abside vicino alla porta minore. L'attuale sistemazione nell'abside centrale risale al 1969".
COORDINATES
UTM: 33T 315937 4749698
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.8777, 12.7463
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 52′ 39.72″ N, 12° 44′ 46.68″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: rim-buffet type [cf. FontNotes]