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view of church exterior in context
Scene Description: Source caption: "Katholische Kuratiekirche St. Michael. Chor 1486, Langhaus 1931, mit Ausstattung. Mainleite 8, Mainberg, Gemeinde Schonungen, Landkreis Schweinfurt, Unterfranken, Deutschland"
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view of font and cover
Scene Description: Source caption: "St. Michael, Mainberg. Taufstein von 1528"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © palladio1580, 2010
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 24 April 2010 by palladio1580 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/46839988@N04/4634679431/in/photostream/] [accessed 14 August 2023]
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design element - motifs - quatrefoil - cusped - 16
Scene Description: two deeply carved on each side of the octagonal basin
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © palladio1580, 2010
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 24 April 2010 by palladio1580 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/46839988@N04/4634679431/in/photostream/] [accessed 14 August 2023]
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © palladio1580, 2010
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 24 April 2010 by palladio1580 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/46839988@N04/4634679431/in/photostream/] [accessed 14 August 2023]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 24901MAI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1528
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(early), Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Katholische Kuratiekirche St. Michael
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the SE area of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Notes: original church 1486; re-built 1931
Church Address: Mainleite 6, 97453 Schonungen, Germany
Site Location: Schweinfurt, Bayern, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the Bd26 and the Main river, in the municipality and 2-3 km NW of Schonungen, about 6 km ENE of Schweinfurt town centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Bistum Würzburg
Font Notes:
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The Wikipedia entry for this church [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainberg_(Schonungen)] [accessed 14 August 2023] notes an octagonal baptismal font made of green sandstone in 1528 in this church ["der 1528 aufgestellte Taufstein, ein Achteckbecken aus grünem Sandstein"].. The font cosists of an octagonal basin with a short sides decorated with pairs of quatrefoils, and a tall plain tapering underbowl, on an octagonal stem bearing the date 1528 in black lettering, and an octagonal-to-square lower base. Low pyramidal octagonal font cover with knob handle/finial.
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 592198 5545728
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.056684, 10.288013
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 3′ 24.06″ N, 10° 17′ 16.85″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone (greenish)
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Location: on the pedestal base
Inscription Text: "1/5/28"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]