Strasbourg No. 8
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Results: 11 records
view of font
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view of font
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view of font in context
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view of font in context
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design element - patterns - interlace - palmette - linked circles
Scene Description: beautiful interlace work with inscribed palmettes in multiple linked circles all around
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design element - motifs - flat moulding
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design element - motifs - vine - acanthus
Scene Description: like the pattern above, beautifully rendered
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design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches - double arch-heads - columns with capitals
Scene Description: the columns show no bases but there are fragments of a roll moulding cutting horizontally across the lower end of the columns of the arcade
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design element - motifs - foliage - trefoiled leaves
Scene Description: little trefoiled folige motifs populate some of the spandrels of the arcade; in other spandrels it is parts of the upper vine that fill the spaces
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view of basin - upper view
Scene Description: the obvious fragmentation of the basin and the repairs, including metal staples on at least three spots
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view of basin - interior
Scene Description: serving an incongruous but practical use now -- the centre drain hole is covered in debris
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 19903STR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Museum: Musée de l'Oeuvre de Notre-Dame, Strasbourg
Church / Chapel Name: [original church unknown]
Font Location in Church: [not in a church]
Church Address: [NB: address & coordinates given for the museum] 3 Pl. du Château, 67000 Strasbourg, France -- Tel.: +33 3 68 98 50 00
Site Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located two blocks S of the cathedral
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace
Additional Comments: disused font / damaged font
Font Notes:
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Large fragment of an ancient baptismal font now in the gardens of the Musée de l'Oeuvre de Notre-Dame, Strasbourg. On-site notes: we were not able to get information on its origin; the large basin, much damaged, is out in the open, one of several such fonts in this museum.
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 407910 5381613
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.580833, 7.751389
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 34′ 51″ N, 7° 45′ 5″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: no lining