Schwabisch Gmund / Reichsstadt Gmünd / Schwäbisch Gmünd
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Image and permission received (e-mail of 1 December 2013
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view of church exterior - apse
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Gmünder, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 October 2008 by Gmünder [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Münster-GD-Vorderansicht.JPG] [accessed 1 December 2013]
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view of church exterior - detail
Scene Description: located in the north portal of the choir
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Gmünder, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 April 2009 by Gmünder [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grundstein_HKM.JPG] [accessed 1 December 2013]
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Beckstet, 2005
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 March 2005 by Beckstet [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Gmuend_Muenster_von_Suedwest.jpg] [accessed 1 December 2013]
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view of church exterior - west portal
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: engraving in The Builder, 7 May 1870, p. 367, signed H Brewer and T. Heaviside [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church_of_the_Holy_Cross,_Schwäbisch_Gmünd_by_Henry_William_Brewer_and_Thomas_Heaviside_1870.png] [accessed 1 December 2013]
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view of church exterior - west portal
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paulis, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 11 October 2009 by Paulis [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heilig-Kreuz-Münster_Schwäbisch_Gmünd_24.JPG] [accessed 1 December 2013]
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view of church exterior - west portal - detail
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paulis, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 11 October 2009 by Paulis [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heilig-Kreuz-Münster_Schwäbisch_Gmünd_5.JPG] [accessed 1 December 2013]
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view of church exterior - west portal - tympanum
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Kalus Graf, 2005
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 February 2005 by Klaus Graf [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schwaebisch_Gmuend_2005_018.jpg] [accessed 1 December 2013]
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view of church interior - east side
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Beckstet, 2003
Image Source: digital photograph taken Summer 2003 by Beckstet [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Gmuend_Muenster_Chor_innen.jpg] [accessed 1 December 2013]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
view of church interior - nave - looking east
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paulis, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 11 October 2009 by Paulis [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heilig-Kreuz-Münster_Schwäbisch_Gmünd_21.JPG] [accessed 1 December 2013]
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view of font and cover
Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 25 October 2013 by Colin Smith
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 1 December 2013
view of font cover
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Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2013
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 25 October 2013 by Colin Smith
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 1 December 2013
INFORMATION
FontID: 18843GMU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Heilig-Kreuz-Münster [aka Münster zum Heiligen Kreuz, Kollegiatkirche zu Unserer Lieben Frau]
Church Patron Saints: The Holy Cross [earlier dedicated to St. Mary]
Country Name: Germany
Location: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Directions to Site: Located 50 km E of Stuttgart
Ecclesiastic Region: Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart
Historical Region: Reichsstadt Gmünd (1268-1803); then incorporated to Württemberg
Century and Period: 14th century (early?), Gothic
Church Notes: original church here ca. 1320
Font Notes:
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The present font consists of an octagonal basin raised on a octagonal-to-square pedestal base and a tall round plinth; it appears to have been re-cut. Metal font cover, low octagonal pyramid with Baptism of Christ finial; inscriptions on the upper surface; side latch locks onto the basin side anchor.
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 558748 5405532