Caraglio / Caraj / Caralh

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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

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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

FontID: 15034CAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
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
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.

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]