Caraglio / Caraj / Caralh

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Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009

Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

Results: 9 records

B01: inscription

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph dated 23 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

BU01: design element - motifs - foliage

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph dated 23 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

BU02: symbol - shield - coat of arms - unidentified

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph dated 23 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

BU03: design element - motifs - floral - fleur-de-lis

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph dated 23 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

BU04: design element - motifs - scallop - 8

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph dated 23 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

BU05: design element - motifs - rope moulding

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph dated 23 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

CR01: symbol - varied

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph dated 23 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

LB02: design element - motifs - rope moulding

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph dated 23 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 23 June 2009
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Mastacchi

INFORMATION

Font ID: 15034CAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Workshop of Zabreri di Pagliero / Credo font / heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: [unknown]
Church Notes: there are three churches in Caraglio: the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta, San Giovanni Battista and Santi Pietro e Paolo -- we have no infromation on which one the font is at
Church Address: CC8M+M88 Caraglio, Province of Cuneo, Italy
Site Location: Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SP422, in Valle Grana, 10 km NW of Cuneo, 80 km SW of Turin
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Saluzzo
Font Notes:
Baptismal font by the Zabreri workshop consisting of an octagonal basin with narrow sides bearing and inscription with the Credo all around; on the tall underbowl chamfer, like many of the Zabreri fonts, there are leaves, shields, scallops, etc.; the pedestal base starts round and is decorated with a rope moulding, but has a polygonal centre ring decorated with a variety of symbols (quadruped, charged shield, cross, etc.), and it is round-to-octagonal below, decorated with two rope mouldings.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Don Roberto Mastacchio for the photograph of this font

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 375276 4919346
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 44.416667, 7.433333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 44° 25′ 0″ N, 7° 26′ 0″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: on the basin sides
Inscription Text: "[...]MINE / PATRIS+ / ET FILII+ / [...]" [the beginning of the Credo -- full transcription not available]
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]