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view of font and cover

Source caption: "Güstrow, Dom, das Taufbecken"
Scene Description: Source caption: "Güstrow, Dom, das Taufbecken"

view of font and cover

Source caption: "Guestrow Dom Taufstein 1591"
Scene Description: Source caption: "Guestrow Dom Taufstein 1591"

view of font and cover

the baptismal font of 1591
Scene Description: the baptismal font of 1591

symbol - shield - coat of arms - Ulrich and Anna

the donors of the font [cf. FontNotes]
Scene Description: the donors of the font [cf. FontNotes]

inscription - in a cartouche

at least two of them; the one seen here is a text from Titus, 2+
Scene Description: at least two of them; the one seen here is a text from Titus, 2+

human figure - bust or demi-figure - 3

[cf. FontNotes]
Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]

animal - mammal - lion - head

several such around the base
Scene Description: several such around the base

design element - motifs - floral

many of them around the base
Scene Description: many of them around the base

design element - motifs - varied

mouldings, cartouches, etc., all around the base
Scene Description: mouldings, cartouches, etc., all around the base

INFORMATION

Font ID: 25128GUS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1592
Font Century and Period/Style: Renaissance
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font / by Claus Midow, school of Philippe Brandin
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelish-lutherische Güstrower Dom St. Maria, St. Johannes Evangelista und St. Cäcilia
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin?, St. John the Baptist and St. Cecilia
Church Notes: original church completed 1335 [it is a collegiate church, not officially a cathedral, despite the name]
Church Address: Dompl. 4, 18273 Güstrow, Germany
Site Location: Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Güstrow is located off the Bd104, about 40 km S of Rostck. The church is located inside the town walls, in the SW area
Font Notes:
The Dom zu Güstrow site [https://dom-guestrow.de/08-taufstein.html] [accessed 5 December 2023] describes and illustrates a baptismal font in this church [https://dom-guestrow.de/08-taufstein.html] [accessed 5 December 2023], a Renaissance baptismal font made in 1592 by Claus Midow, school of Philippe Brandin, bearing the armorial devices of the donors, Ulrich and Anna; the font is made of stone and alabaster, and is supported by three pillars incorporating human busts, one of which represents the Greek god Hermes; the matching font cover is made of wood. ["Die Renaissance-Taufe wurde von Brandins Schülern 1592 geschaffen. Die Wappen deuten auf die Stifter: Ulrich und Anna. Die Taufe ist aus Sandstein und Alabaster, die Haube aus Holz. Das Becken wird von Hermenpilastern getragen. Hermes ist der Götterbote und Seelenführer der griechischen Götterwelt, hieran wird wieder deutlich, wie die Renaissance die antike Welt und die christliche Welt miteinander verband"].
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for his help documenting this font

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.791, 12.1734
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 47′ 27.6″ N, 12° 10′ 24.24″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, [partly alabaster]
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: round

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: German
Inscription Text: 1) "GOT MACHET VNS SELIG DVRCH DAS / BAD DER WIDERGEBVRT VND ERNEWE/RVNG DES HEILIGEN GEISTES WELCHEN/ER AVSGEGOSSEN HAT VBER VNS / REICHICH DVURCH IESVM CHRISTVM / VNSERN HEILAND" 2) N/A
Inscription Notes: 1) appears to be a version of Titus 2+ 2) N/A

LID INFORMATION

Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]