Visby No. 11
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Results: 20 records
view of font
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view of font in context
Scene Description: located in the Botanical Gardens, near the ruins of St. Olof's
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view of font in context
Scene Description: located in the Botanical Gardens, near the ruins of St. Olof's
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design element - motifs - floral - fleur-de-lis
Scene Description: the fleur-de-lis on Gotland medieval art appears to have German connections
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design element - motifs - semicircle
Scene Description: a row of, all around
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design element - motifs - roll moulding
Scene Description: appears to be part of the basin stone; the two pieces of the base are probably a modern replacement
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view of church interior - detail
Scene Description: probably the remains of one of the arcades separating the nave from an aisle
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view of church exterior - portal - detail
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view of church exterior - portal - detail
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view of church exterior - portal - detail
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view of church exterior - portal
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view of church exterior - detail
![part of the tower? the stone succumbs to the 'murgröna' [Hedera helix?]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1180616071_compressed.png)
Scene Description: part of the tower? the stone succumbs to the 'murgröna' [Hedera helix?]
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view of church exterior - detail
Scene Description: part of the tower?
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view of church exterior in context
Scene Description: Source caption: "S:t Olof är en kyrkobyggnad (ruin) i Visby i Visby stift. Den finns i Botaniska trädgården (Botan) i Visby på Gotland."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Helen Simonsson, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 10 May 2015 by Helen Simonsson [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sankt_Olofs_kyrkoruin_Visby_52_1_Botan_Gotland.jpg] [accessed 16 June 2018]
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view of church interior - detail
Scene Description: tower space?
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view of church interior - detail
Scene Description: tower space?
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view of church interior - detail
Scene Description: tower space?
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view of church interior - detail
Scene Description: one of the pillars of the nave, close to the tower?
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information
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 21758VIS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2018-05-25
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: S:ky Olofs byrkoruin
Font Location in Church: outside, in the DBW's Botanical Garden, near the runs of St. Olof;s church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Olaf [aka Olaf II Haraldsson, Óláfr Haraldsson, Olav, Olav Haraldsson, Olave, Olof]
Church Notes: church ca. 1102 (according to Saxo G) or ca. 1240
Church Address: Strandgatan, Visby, 621 55 Gotland, Sweden -- Tel.: +46 70 447 72 60
Site Location: Gotland, Gotlands län, Sweden, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the historic centre of Visby, in the Botaniska Trädgården, towards the waterfront
Ecclesiastic Region: Visby stift
Font Notes:
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The ruins of the church of St. Olof are now surrounded by DBW Botaniska Trädgården of Visby; a few yards from the ruins, exposed to the elements, stands a stone baptismal font slowly crumbling and being eaten away by lichen and moss; the square basin, its sides decorated with semi-circles and with a band of fleurs-de-lis around the underbowl, appears to be original; a roll moulding decorates the lower end where the basin meets the cylindrical stem; the lower base is square and, like the stem, is plain and probably a modern replacement. [NB: we were not able able to confirm that this font belonged originally to St. Olof's].
COORDINATES
UTM: 34V 338478 6392188
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 57.642994, 18.293842
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 57° 38′ 34.78″ N, 18° 17′ 37.83″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone?
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Drainage Notes: no lining
Notes on Measurements: [measruments not taken]