Ljungarum

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Christ - Agnus Dei - with cross - processional cross - foliated tongue - passant

passant to the right
Scene Description: passant to the right
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910705F2] [accessed 11 November 2021]
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animal - bird

in the right arch; not clear whether the ornament on top is meant to be part of the animal
Scene Description: in the right arch; not clear whether the ornament on top is meant to be part of the animal
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910705F2] [accessed 11 November 2021]
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animal - mammal - fox and bird

in the left arch: identification in the SHM caption ["räv och fågel"]; not clear whether the ornament above the back of the fox is meant to be part of the animal
Scene Description: in the left arch: identification in the SHM caption ["räv och fågel"]; not clear whether the ornament above the back of the fox is meant to be part of the animal
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910705F2] [accessed 11 November 2021]
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animal - mammal - quadruped - foliated tongue - foliated tail - passant

passant to the left
Scene Description: passant to the left
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Image Source: digital image [2567-035.TIF] of a 1919 B&W photograph by Gotthard Johansson, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084378.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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animal - mammal - quadruped - passant

in the left arch here, passant to the right: it is the most 'feline' of the animals on this font; not clear whether the ornament on top is meant to be part of the animal
Scene Description: in the left arch here, passant to the right: it is the most 'feline' of the animals on this font; not clear whether the ornament on top is meant to be part of the animal
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2567-037.TIF] of an undated B&W photograph by S. E. Engdahl, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084380.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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design element - architectural - arcade - round arches - columns - columns with capitals

some of the columns are double or triple
Scene Description: some of the columns are double or triple
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910705F2] [accessed 11 November 2021]
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design element - motifs - braid - 2-strand

all around the lower end of the basin
Scene Description: all around the lower end of the basin
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910705F2] [accessed 11 November 2021]
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design element - motifs - foliage

not all of them are identical; one or two are geometrical
Scene Description: not all of them are identical; one or two are geometrical
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910705F2] [accessed 11 November 2021]
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design element - motifs - rope moulding

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910705F2] [accessed 11 November 2021]
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design element - motifs - vine

some of the spandrels have tiny floral or foliage motifs in them
Scene Description: some of the spandrels have tiny floral or foliage motifs in them
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910705F2] [accessed 11 November 2021]
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human figure - standing - holding book?

in the left arch: Blomqvist suggests a mitred bishop holding a book
Scene Description: in the left arch: Blomqvist suggests a mitred bishop holding a book
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910705F2] [accessed 11 November 2021]
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symbol - plant or tree - Tree of life?

seen here on the right side
Scene Description: seen here on the right side
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2567-037.TIF] of an undated B&W photograph by S. E. Engdahl, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084380.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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symbol - plant or tree - Tree of life?

a second one -- notice the different motifs in the spandrels here
Scene Description: a second one -- notice the different motifs in the spandrels here
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910705F2] [accessed 11 November 2021]
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view of basin - detail

Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2567-033.TIF] of a 1919 B&W photograph by Gotthard Johansson, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084376.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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view of basin - detail

Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2567-034.TIF] of a 1919 B&W photograph by Gotthard Johansson, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084377.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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view of basin - detail

Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2567-035.TIF] of a 1919 B&W photograph by Gotthard Johansson, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084378.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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view of basin - detail

Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2567-036.TIF] of an undated B&W photograph by S. E. Engdahl, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084379.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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view of basin - detail

Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2567-037.TIF] of an undated B&W photograph by S. E. Engdahl, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084380.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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view of basin - detail

Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2567-038.TIF] of an undated B&W photograph by S. E. Engdahl, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084381.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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view of basin - detail

Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2567-040.TIF] of a 1926 B&W photograph by Ragnar Blomqvist, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084383.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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view of basin - detail

Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2567-041.TIF] of a 1926 B&W photograph by Ragnar Blomqvist, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084384.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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view of basin - detail

Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2567-042.TIF] of a 1926 B&W photograph by Ragnar Blomqvist, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084385.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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view of basin - detail

Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet, detalj."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2567-041.TIF] of a 1926 B&W photograph by Ragnar Blomqvist, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084386.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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view of basin - detail

in the right arch: Blomqvist suggests a man and a woman crowned; the figure on the right carries a sword; king and queen?
Scene Description: in the right arch: Blomqvist suggests a man and a woman crowned; the figure on the right carries a sword; king and queen?
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910705F2] [accessed 11 November 2021]
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view of church exterior in context - southeast view

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Moralist, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph 19 December 2014 by Moralist [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ljungarums_kyrka2.JPG] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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view of church exterior in context - southwest view

Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Kyrkan och klockstapeln mot sydväst."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Kyrkan och klockstapeln mot sydväst."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image a 1936 B&W photograph by Nils Åzelius, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084354.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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view of church interior - looking west

Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Interiör mot väster." -- the top of the font and the baptismal dish are discernible in the bottom-left corner of the image
Scene Description: Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Interiör mot väster." -- the top of the font and the baptismal dish are discernible in the bottom-left corner of the image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2567-016.TIF] of a 1936 B&W photograph by Nils Åzelius, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ljungarums_kyrka_old2.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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view of church interior - sacristy - door

Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Sakristiedörren."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Sakristiedörren."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2567-010.TIF] of a 1936 B&W photograph by Nils Åzelius, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084339.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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view of font

Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Jönköping, Ljungarums kyrka [...] Dopfunt, sandsten, Bestiarius skola, början av 1200-talet."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital image [2567-039.TIF] of a 1926 B&W photograph by Ragnar Blomqvist, in the Kulturmiljöbild, Riksantikvarieämbetet [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jönköping,_Ljungarums_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16000200084382.jpg] [accessed 10 November 2021]
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view of font

the base is a modern replacement
Scene Description: the base is a modern replacement
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Statens Historiska Museum, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910705F2] [accessed 11 November 2021]
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view of font

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Raine Borg, 2002
Image Source: digital image of an illustration in Borg (2002)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE

INFORMATION

FontID: 23531LJU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Ljungarums kyrka
Church Location: Inre Ljungarumsvägen 27, 553 07 Jönköping, Sweden -- Tel.: +46 36 30 35 00
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Småland, Jönköpings län
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the E4, about 2 km SE of Jönköping town centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Växjö stift
Historical Region: Tveta härad
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the SE corner of the nave
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Bestiarius type
Church Notes: 13thC church
Font Notes:
Noted and illustrated in Blomqvist (1929) as one of several fonts of a type influenced by Bestiarius; made of sandstone in the 12th century; the basin decorated with an arcade of nine arches containing an Agnus Dei, a bishop, crowned figures, birds, quadrupeds and large plants (Trees of life?); the base is a later replacement. Inventoried and illustrated in Borg (2002) as a baptismal font made of sandstone ca. 1200, of which the base is a later replacement. Noted and illustrated in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910705F2] as a baptismal font made of sandstone in the fisrt half of the 13th century, with a later replacement base; the SHM notes Blomqvist's attribution ["till Bestiariusgruppens efterföljare"] but does not endorse it, referring to it as "oidentifierad - saknar paralleller".

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 57.755, 14.1764
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 57° 45′ 18″ N, 14° 10′ 35.04″ E
UTM: 33V 450986 6401732

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (inside rim): 49 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 65 cm* / 66 cm**
Basin Depth: 29 cm*
Basin Total Height: 48 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 103 cm** [includes later base]
Notes on Measurements: * Borg (2002) / ** SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 910705F2]

REFERENCES

Blomqvist, Ragnar, Studier i Smålands romanska stenkonst, 1929
Borg, Raine, Smålands medeltida dopfuntar, Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 2002