Biedenkopf No. 2
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Scene Description: the 1682 font
inscription
Scene Description: on the 1682 font
view of church interior - looking east
Scene Description: Source caption: " Innenansicht der Stadtkirche Biedenkopf" -- the 1682 font is visible in the centre of the image, at the foot of the chancel steps
INFORMATION
Font ID: 24352BIE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1682
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late), Baroque
Church / Chapel Name: Stadtkirche Biedenkopf / Ev-luth. Johanniskirche Biedenkopf
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: Bei der Kirche 13, 35216 Biedenkopf, Germany -- Tel.: +49 6461 2580
Site Location: Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) county road 62, about 20 km NW of Marburg
Additional Comments: moved font; originally from the hospital chapel
Font Notes:
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The guide for this church in the Stadt Biedenkopf Luftkurort im oberen Lahntal [https://stadtrundgang.biedenkopf.de/stadtgeschichtlicher-rundweg/stadtkirche-chor.html] [accessed 9 October 2022] mentions two fonts here; the present font in use in this church is dated 1682 and originated in the Hospitalkirche.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help in documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 466898 5640289
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.9133, 8.529133
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 54′ 47.88″ N, 8° 31′ 44.88″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: German
Inscription Location: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Text: "1682 ist Johann Hermann Dör Hospitamensus gewesen"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]