Caraglio / Caraj / Caralh

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: 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

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

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

FontID: 15034CAR
Church/Chapel: [unknown]
Country Name: Italy
Location: Cuneo, Piemonte
Directions to Site: Located in Valle Grana
Century and Period: 15th century, Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Workshop of the Zabreri di Pagliero / Credo font / heraldic font
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Don Roberto Mastacchio for the photograph of this font
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
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.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

INSCRIPTION

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