Castelmagno / Chastèlmanh

Results: 16 records

B01: inscription

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph dated 24 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

BU01: design element - motifs - foliage

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph dated 24 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

BU01: design element - motifs - scallop - 8

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph dated 24 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

BU02: design element - motifs - floral - fleur-de-lis

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph dated 24 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

BU03: symbol - shield - coat of arms - unidentified

Scene Description: at least two
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph dated 24 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

BU05: design element - motifs - rope moulding

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph dated 24 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

CR01: design element - motifs - rope moulding

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph dated 24 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

LB01: design element - motifs - rope moulding

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph dated 24 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph dated 24 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

INFORMATION

Font ID: 15026CAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Workshop of Zabreri di Pagliero / Credo font / heraldic font
Cognate Fonts: others by the same workshop
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa parrocchiale di S. Ambrogio, Castelmagno
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Ambrose
Site Location: Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the Val Grana / Valgrana, 25 km W of Cuneo, 80 km SW of Torino
Ecclesiastic Region: Dicesi di Cuneo-Fossano
Font Notes:
Noted and illustrated in Mastacchi & Knapinski (2008) as a baptismal font of the Zabreri brothers of Pagliaro, bearing an inscription on the upper basin sides with the initial words of the Credo; the basin is octagonal on the outside, the narrow side bearing the inscription; a variety of motifs and symbols [star, shield, vegetal, etc.] and a rope moulding decorate the underbowl; on a round stem with round and rope mouldings, and a plain octagonal lower base.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Don Roberto Mastacchio for the photograph of this font

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 354686 4917847
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 44.399333, 7.175242
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 44° 23′ 57.6″ N, 7° 10′ 30.87″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: on the sides of the basin
Inscription Text: "[...] / patrem / [...]" [beginning of Credo text -- transcription not available]
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Mastacchi, Roberto, "Il simbolo defli Apostoli: il simbolo della fede nella catechesi e nell'arte", 13/2/2008, Il centro culturale Gli scritti, 2008