Eltville / Eltville am Rhein
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Apostle or saint - Apostles - 2 - Judas Tadeus and Matthew
Scene Description: seen here in the left panel
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Image Source: digital image 12/06/2022 of a B&W photograph by TGTempel, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, in the Deutsches Inschriften Online [https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0238-di043mz05k0037302] [DI 43: Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis (1997) Nr. 373] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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Apostle or saint - Apostles - 2 - St. Andrew and St. Peter
Scene Description: seen here in the centre panel
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © HEN-Magonza, 2008
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Apostle or saint - Apostles - 2 - St. Bartholomew and St. Mathias
Scene Description: seen here with their symbols in the right panel
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Image Source: digital image 12/06/2022 of a B&W photograph by TGTempel, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, in the Deutsches Inschriften Online [https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0238-di043mz05k0037302] [DI 43: Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis (1997) Nr. 373] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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Apostle or saint - Apostles - 2 - St. John and St. James
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Apostle or saint - Apostles - 2 - St. Simon and St. James the Lesser
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Apostle or saint - Apostles - 2 - St. Thomas and St. Philip
Scene Description: seen here in the left panel
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Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. Paul - holding book and staff
Scene Description: in the right panel; not holding his usual synbol, the sword, but a staff
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Image Source: digital image 12/06/2022 of a B&W photograph by TGTempel, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, in the Deutsches Inschriften Online [https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0238-di043mz05k0037302] [DI 43: Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis (1997) Nr. 373] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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Apostle or saint - Evangelists - 2 - St. John and St. Mark
Scene Description: the eagle on the left, the lion on the right
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Apostle or saint - Evangelists - 2 - St. Luke and St. Matthew
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Image Source: digital image of a B&W photograph in Ferdinand Luthmer's Die Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler des Rheingaues Keller (Frankfurt am Main, 1902) [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luthmer_I-046-Eltville_Pfarrkirche_Taufstein.jpg] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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Apostle or saint - Evangelists - 3 - St. John, St. Mark and St. Luke
Scene Description: eagle, lion, ox
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Apostle or saint - Evangelists - St. Matthew - symbol - angel - with scroll - inscribed scroll
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, 2022
Image Source: digital image 12/06/2022 of a B&W photograph by TGTempel, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, in the Deutsches Inschriften Online [https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0238-di043mz05k0037302] [DI 43: Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis (1997) Nr. 373] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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Apostle or saint - St. Nicholas - with mitre, crozier, book and gold balls
Scene Description: seen here in the right panel, nest to St. Paul
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Image Source: digital image 12/06/2022 of a B&W photograph by TGTempel, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, in the Deutsches Inschriften Online [https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0238-di043mz05k0037302] [DI 43: Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis (1997) Nr. 373] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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Christ - Christ in Majesty
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Haffitt, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph 24 August 2011 by Haffitt [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eltville_St_Peter_und_Paul_Taufstein_Peter_Schro.jpg] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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Christ - Christ in Majesty - crowned - holding orn-and-cross
Scene Description: "SALVATOR MVNDI"
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Image Source: digital image 12/06/2022 of a B&W photograph by TGTempel, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, in the Deutsches Inschriften Online [https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0238-di043mz05k0037302] [DI 43: Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis (1997) Nr. 373] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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design element - motifs - varied
Scene Description: the underbowl panels contain a variety of decoratve motifs: garlands, floral and/or foliage, etc.
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Haffitt, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph 24 August 2011 by Haffitt [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eltville_St_Peter_und_Paul_Taufstein_Peter_Schro.jpg] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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design element - patterns - fretwork
Scene Description: a band, all around
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Haffitt, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph 24 August 2011 by Haffitt [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eltville_St_Peter_und_Paul_Taufstein_Peter_Schro.jpg] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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inscription
Scene Description: "SALVATOR MVNDI" on the frame above; "M-D-XVII" inside the panel
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Image Source: digital photograph 24 August 2011 by Haffitt [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eltville_St_Peter_und_Paul_Taufstein_Peter_Schro.jpg] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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view of church exterior - west tower - north side
Scene Description: Source caption: "Turm der Pfarrkirche St. Peter und Paul in der Altstadt von Eltville am Rhein aus dem 14. Jahrhundert."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedelecs, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph 29 October 2011 by Pedelecs [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Altstadt_Eltville_St_Peter_%26_Paul.jpg] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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view of church exterior in context - southeast view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Blick von der Wehrplatte im 4. Oberschoss des Wohnturms der Kurfürstlichen Burg nach Westen; links der Rhein; in der Bildmitte die Pfarrkirche St. Peter und Paul"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Muck, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph 29 September 2018 by Muck [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burgturm_Eltville-05-Aussicht_West.jpg] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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view of church interior - looking east
Scene Description: Source caption: "The nave of St. Peter and Paul in Eltville am Rhein"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Daniel Vorndran [DXR], 2014
Image Source: digital photograph 1 September 2014 by Daniel Vorndran [DXR] [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Peter_und_Paul,_Eltville,_Nave_20140901_1.jpg] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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view of church interior - looking west
Scene Description: Source caption: " The nave of St. Peter und Paul church in Eltville am Rhein. Note that the church is asymmetric, the nave shown here corresponds to the choir."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Daniel Vorndran [DXR], 2014
Image Source: digital photograph 1 September 2014 by Daniel Vorndran [DXR] [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Peter_und_Paul,_Eltville,_Nave_seen_from_Choir_20140902_1.jpg] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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view of font
Scene Description: Source caption: "Eltville Pfarrkirche Taufstein"
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view of font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Carolina, 2016
Image Source: digital image 25 March 2016 in Carolina's Collection of Castles, Churches and Curiosities [http://www.hic-sunt-dracones.de/CCC2/media/images/peterpaul_eltville10.jpg] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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view of font and cover
Scene Description: Source caption: "Taufstein in St. Peter und Paul in Eltville von 1517"
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Image Source: digital photograph 23 July 2017 by AnRo0002 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20170723St_Peter_und_Paul_Eltville08.jpg] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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view of font and cover
Scene Description: Source caption: "Der Taufstein, datiert 1517, stammt aus der Werkstatt von Hans Backoffen und zeigt die Evangelistensymbole am Fuss und die Apostel am Rand des Beckens."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © HEN-Magonza, 2008
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view of font and cover
Scene Description: notice a stone object in the bottom-left corner of the image; round moulding at the top and a drain hole in the centre; moulded down to a square shape: a medieval font base? [cf. FontNotes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, 2022
Image Source: digital image 12/06/2022 of a B&W photograph by TGTempel, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, in the Deutsches Inschriften Online [https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0238-di043mz05k0037302] [DI 43: Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis (1997) Nr. 373] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, 2022
Image Source: digital image 12/06/2022 of a B&W photograph by TGTempel, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, in the Deutsches Inschriften Online [https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0238-di043mz05k0037302] [DI 43: Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis (1997) Nr. 373] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, 2022
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view of font and cover in context
Scene Description: Source caption: "St. Peter und Paul (Eltville): Taufstein von Peter Schro, 1517"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Haffitt, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph 24 August 2011 by Haffitt [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eltville_St_Peter_und_Paul_Taufstein_Peter_Schro.jpg] [accessed 5 September 2022]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 24279ELT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Katholische Pfarrkirche St. Peter und Paul in Eltville am Rhein
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter & St. Paul
Church Location: Leinpfad, 65343 Eltville am Rhein, Germany
Country Name: Germany
Location: Darmstadt, Hesse
Directions to Site: Located off (E) road 42, on the N bank of the Rhein, 8-9 km WSW of Wiesbaden
Font Location in Church: Inside the church; moved from Marienkapelle to present location beneath the tower
Date: 1517
Century and Period: 16th century(early), Late Gothic? / Renaissance?
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Peter Schro, workshop of Hans Backoffen
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and his help in documenting it
Church Notes: traces of 10thC church discovered in 1930s; re-builtl 12thC; re-built 14thC (started 1305); enlarged and tower added 1420; tower burned down 1683; re-built in Baroque style 1686; church modified several times since
Font Notes:
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Listed and illustrated in Deutsches Inschriften Online [https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0238-di043mz05k0037302] [DI 43: Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis (1997) Nr. 373] [accessed 5 September 2022]: octagonal basin with Christ, 12 Apostles and St. Nicholas, in the following order [L-->] Matthew, date [MDXVII], Majestas Domini, Andrew, Peter, Thomas, Philip, Simon, James the Younger, Paul, Nicholas, Judas Thadeus, Bartholomew, Matthias, John the Evangelist, James the Elder, the names carved above, with some remains of the painted names of the figures; style of the carving identified as Peter Schro's; style transitional from late-Gothic to Renaissance; presence of St Nicholas may suggest donation of the font by Gelthaus Family: "Heiligennamen und Jahreszahl auf Taufstein. Graugelber Sandstein, mehrfach restauriert, 1960 aus der Marienkapelle an den heutigen Standort im Turmuntergeschoß verbracht. Über der quadratischen Grundplatte erhebt sich der Schaft, der mit vollplastischen, übereck gesetzten, Schriftbänder haltenden Evangelistensymbolen verziert ist. Allein das Schriftband des Matthäus zeigt noch den zugehörigen, aufgemalten Evangelistennamen (A), die anderen drei Namen sind verloren. Die Unterseite der Beckenschale ist mit geometrischen Blenden und Schlitzbandvoluten unter Einfügung geflügelter Tritonengrotesken geschmückt. Die eigentliche Bildzone wird durch den umlaufenden Zahnschnittfries eingeleitet. Das hohe Becken zeigt Flachreliefs von jeweils einem Apostelpaar, ausgehend von dem mittig gesetzten Einzelbild von Christus als Weltenrichter, dem die Datierung (B) und auf dem oberen Beckenrand die Inschrift (C) beigefügt sind; rechts neben ihm sein Lieblingsjünger Johannes, links der Kirchenpatron Petrus mit Andreas. Jedem Apostelpaar sind die auf dem oberen Rand eingehauenen Namensinschriften (Felder mit Beginn von links im Uhrzeigersinn auf dem Becken umlaufend D-K, innerhalb der Einzelfelder Lesung jeweils von links nach rechts) zugeordnet. Eine Vorlinierung ist in den ungefaßten Teilen erkennbar; Farbfassung der Schauseite nach alten Farbspuren wiederhergestellt, alle anderen Bilder ungefaßt. Maße: H. m. Sockel ca. 145, Felder H. 38, B. 39-41, Dm. ca. 100, Bu. 3 cm."
[NB: an object that appears at the bottom left of image N220905010 could be the base of the missing medieval font of this church]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.024792, 8.123517
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 50° 1′ 29.25″ N, 8° 7′ 24.66″ E
UTM: 32U 437218 5541755
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Rim Thickness: 3 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 100 cm*
Font Height (with Plinth): 145 cm* [includes cover]
Notes on Measurements: * DIO [cf. FontNotes]
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Text: "[M]ATHEVS · M · D · / XVII · [SALVATOR · MVNDI ·] · S(ANCTVS) · ANDREAS · S(ANCTVS) · PETRVS · S(ANCTVS) · THOMAS · S(ANCTVS) · PHILIPVS · S(ANCTVS) · SIMON · S(ANCTVS) · IACOBVS MINOR [· S(ANCTVS) ·] PAVLVS [· S(ANCTVS) · NIKOLAVS ·
· S(ANCTVS) · IVDAS · THADEVS · S(ANCTVS) · MATHE[VS] · S(ANCTVS) · BARTHOLO(M)EVS · S(ANCTVS) · MATHIAS · S(ANCTVS) · IOHAN[NES] · [S(ANCTVS) · IAC]OBVS"
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern?
Material: metal
Apparatus: no
Notes: octagonal low-dome with round finial/handle; modern?