Altenstadt an der Waldnaab / Altenstadt a.d.Waldnaab
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Apostle or saint - Evangelists - sitting - with symbol - 4
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Heimatverein Altenstadt, 2022
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New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Annunciation - Mary
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New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Circumcision of Christ
New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - Nativity
New Testament - Childhood and youth of Christ - three Wise Men - adoration of the kings
New Testament - public life of Christ - Christ blessing the children
Scene Description: seen here in the second panel from the left
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New Testament - public life of Christ - baptism of Christ
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Virgin Mary - Presentation at the temple
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sacrament - baptism
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view of church exterior - east view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Alte Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt Altenstadt a.d.WN"
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view of church exterior - south view
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view of church interior - looking east
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view of font and cover
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view of font and cover in context
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view of font in context
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INFORMATION
FontID: 24522ALT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Römisch-katholische Alte Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Location: Julius-Meister-Weg 7, 92665 Altenstadt an der Waldnaab, Germany
Country Name: Germany
Location: Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Bayern
Directions to Site: Located off the B15-B22 crossroads, E of highway A93, 6-7 km N of Weiden, about 60 km E of Nuremberg, W of the Czech border
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, chancel, S side
Century and Period: 12th century [base only -- 15th-16th century[basin only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help in documenting it
Church Notes: 1150-1200 parish church dedicated to St Martin; expanded ca. 1500; modified through the 16th, 17th and 18thC; renovated 1989-1991
Font Notes:
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Composite baptismal font of stone, the octagonal basin of a late-Gothic date/style while the base is dated to the 12th century; the Romanesque base is decorated with the figures and symbols of the four Evangelists [[NB: a source suggests that the present base may have been part of a pulpit originally]; the larger basin is also made of grey sandstone but a much later date, perhaps ca. 1540; the sides are decorated with reliefs of 1)Presentation of Mary at the temple, 2)Annunciation to Mary, 3)Nativity, 4)Circumcision, 5)Adoration of the Magi, 6)Baptism of Christ, 7)Christ blessing the children and 8)child Baptism. The cover is modern, domed and with a large Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist painted and gilded statue. The font is located in the south area of the chancel.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 49.721153, 12.160855
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 49° 43′ 16.15″ N, 12° 9′ 39.08″ E
UTM: 33U 295366 5511497
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, snadstone (grey)
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]