Borne bei Staßfurt / Brunnen / Brunon / Brunone / Burne

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BF01: New Testament - Virgin Mary - Madonna with Christ-child

Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 September 2017 by BSI

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BF01: New Testament - Virgin Mary - Madonna with Christ-child

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BF02: Apostle or saint - St. Joseph - wearing a Jew hat - holding carpenter square

Scene Description: aka Framing Square -- the tool Joseph holds somewhat resembles a present-day Drywall T-Square

Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 September 2017 by BSI

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BF03: cleric - bishop - standing - wearing mitre - with staff in the right hand

Scene Description: left hand raised chest level

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BF04: Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. Paul - holding sword in right hand

Scene Description: left hand raised chest-level

Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 September 2017 by BSI

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BF05: Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. Peter - holding 1 key

Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 September 2017 by BSI

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BF06: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - adoration of the kings

Scene Description: the three standing figures facing west (northwest, west and southwest) constitute the Adoration of the Magi

Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 September 2017 by BSI

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BF06: New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - adoration of the kings

Scene Description: one of the three kings

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view of font - southwest side

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view of font - northwest side

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view of font - north side

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view of font - northeast side

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view of font - northeast side

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view of font - east view

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view of font - east side

Scene Description: showing St. Joseph on the southeast side, a bishop on the east side and St. Paul on the northeast side of the basin

Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 September 2017 by BSI

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view of font - southeast view

Scene Description: showing the Madonna and Child on the left, Joseph on the right

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view of font - south side

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view of font in context - south side

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design element - motifs - vine - acanthus

Scene Description: notice the large damage hole at the upper rim, likely from an old cover anchoring

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view of church exterior - tower - detail

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view of church exterior - southeast view - detail

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view of church exterior - south porch

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view of church exterior - south porch

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view of church exterior - southwest view - detail

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view of church exterior - north view - detail

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view of church exterior - tower - north side

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view of church exterior in context - southwest view - detail

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view of church exterior in context - southwest view

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view of church exterior in context - southwest view

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view of church interior - chancel - tabernacle

Scene Description: traces of the medieval church building remain

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view of church interior - west end - detail

Scene Description: traces of the medieval church building remain beneath the west gallery

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view of church interior - west end - detail

Scene Description: traces of the medieval church building remain beneath the west gallery

Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 September 2017 by BSI

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view of font in context - southwest side

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view of font in context - east side

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view of font in context

Scene Description: at the east end of the nave

Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 September 2017 by BSI

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view of church interior - nave - looking west

Scene Description: with the old font at the east end of the nave

Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 September 2017 by BSI

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

Scene Description: photographed from beneath the west gallery

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view of church interior - west end - detail

Scene Description: traces of the medieval church building remain beneath the west gallery

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view of church interior - west end - detail

Scene Description: traces of the medieval church building remain beneath the west gallery

Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 September 2017 by BSI

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view of church interior - west end - detail

Scene Description: traces of the medieval church building remain beneath the west gallery

Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 September 2017 by BSI

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Image Source: field notes taken 24 September 2017 by BSI

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 21524BOR

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early Gothic

Church / Chapel Name: Evangelisch Kirche St. Magarete

Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the E end of the nave, centre

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Margaret of Antioch [aka Margaret the Virgin, Marina]

Church Notes: the present church is almost a total re-building of the medieval one, but a few traces of the old building remain [cf. ImagesArea]

Church Address: 39435 Borne, Germany

Site Location: Salzlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Directions to Site: Located off the L69 [aka Bierer / Unserburger Strasse], W of the B71, 12 km N of Staßfurt, 25-30 km SSW of Magdeburg

Ecclesiastic Region: Bistum Magdeburg

Font Notes: Click to view

Baptimal font of stone [sandstone?] located now at the east end of the nave; tapering octagonal basin with tall deeply-carved images on the sides: Madonne and Child, Joseph wearing a Jew hat, mittred bishop with staff, St. Paul holding a sword, St. Peter holding a key, and three crwoned male figures, carrying objects, that constitute the Adoration of the Magi; the figures are approximately of the total height of the basin, about 70 cm]; the squat lower base is octagonal; there is no font cover present now but there is damage to the upper rim from former anchorings from an old cover.

Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the churchwarden at Borne for providing ample access to the closed church

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 675717 5758566

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone?

Font Shape: octagonal, mounted

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

Drainage Notes: [unable to access the basin interior during our visit]

Rim Thickness: 10-14 cm

Diameter (includes rim): 95-103 cm

Basin Depth: 40 cm [estimated]

Basin Total Height: 70 cm

Height of Base: 20 cm

Font Height (less Plinth): 92 cm

Notes on Measurements: BSI on-site

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]