Braga No. 1
Image copyright © Belen Guerrikabeitia, 2011
Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (email of 22 May 2011)
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view of church exterior - façade
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jose Goncalves, 2005
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Jose Goncalves 1 June 2005
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
view of church interior - baptistery
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Belen Guerrikabeitia, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Belen Guerrikabeitia 24 April 2011
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (email of 22 May 2011)
view of font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Belen Guerrikabeitia, 2011
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken by Belen Guerrikabeitia 24 April 2011
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (email of 22 May 2011)
INFORMATION
FontID: 17420BRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Sé de Braga
Country Name: Portugal
Location: Braga, Norte
Century and Period: 16th - 17th century, Late Gothic? / Manueline?
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Belen Guerrikabeitia for her photograph of this font
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font in the interior of the cathedral; octagonal basin with curved sides carved in what appears to be 'Manuelino' style, the decorations an array of motifs that include rope mouldings, foliage, etc.; raised on a moulded circular pedestal base, and a round-to-square lower base that may have figures (animals?) at the angles. The wooden cover is octagonal and flat; date unknown.
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 548213 4599329
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood?
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]