Odensachsen

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coat of arms - Buchenau Family

Scene Description: seen here on the right

Image Source: digital photograph 3 May 2021 by the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz (Brunhild Escherich), in the DIO [DI 91, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Nr. 204 (Sebastian Scholz und Rüdiger Fuchs), in: www.inschriften.net, urn:nbn:de:0238-di091mz14k0020402] [accessed 10 December 2023]

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coat of arms - Trümbach Family

Scene Description: seen here on the left

design element - motifs - moulding

Scene Description: very pronounced, chamfered and patterned

design element - motifs - varied

Scene Description: chiefly floral motifs, some encircled, others free, all around the basin and underbowl

inscription

Scene Description: the colouring of the letters is a modern addition [cf. FontNotes]

inscription

Scene Description: painted in black lettering below the rim

view of basin - upper view

view of font - upper view

Image Source: digital photograph by the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz (Brunhild Escherich), in the DIO [DI 91, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Nr. 204 (Sebastian Scholz und Rüdiger Fuchs), in: www.inschriften.net, urn:nbn:de:0238-di091mz14k0020402] [accessed 10 December 2023]

INFORMATION

FontID: 25145ODE

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Evangelische Dorfkirche Odensachsen (Haunetal)

Church Location: Am Kirchenring 6, 36166 Haunetal, Germany

Country Name: Germany

Location: Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse

Directions to Site: Located off Bd27, 7 km NNE of Haunetal, 9-10 km S of Bad Hersfeld

Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in front of the choir

Date: 1582

Century and Period: 16th century(late), Late Gothic / Post Reformation

Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font

Church Notes: present church in Baroque style

Font Notes: Click to view

Baptismal font listed and illustrated in the DIO [Deutschen Inschriften Online] [DI 91, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Nr. 204 (Sebastian Scholz und Rüdiger Fuchs), in: www.inschriften.net, urn:nbn:de:0238-di091mz14k0020402] [accessed 10 December 2023]: the font bears three separate inscriptions, two of them around the upper surface of the rim: one names the pastor Johannes Mangel, who donated the font, and the year of the donation, 1582; the other is a Vulgata quotation, Zach.13, 1; the third inscription, the fate of the font. is located on the side of the basin, between two armorial devices ["Stifterinschrift (A), Bibelzitat (B) und Jahreszahl (C) auf einem Taufstein aus grauem Sandstein, der heute vor dem Chor steht. Die beiden Inschriften laufen oben auf dem Rand des Beckens um, und zwar (A) außen und (B) innen. Auf den mit Blütenmotiven geschmückten Seiten des Beckens sind zwei Wappen und dazwischen die Jahreszahl (C) angebracht. Als Worttrenner dienen Quadrangel. Die farbige Ausmalung der Buchstaben ist modern"]; the two armorial devices noted above are identified in the DIO entry (ibid.) as the arms of the Trümbach and Buchenau families. No cover present.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.797778, 9.718611

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 50° 47′ 52″ N, 9° 43′ 7″ E

UTM: 32U 550643 5627584

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone

Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

Drainage Notes: no lining

Notes on Measurements: "H. 88, Dm. 68, Bu. 3,5–4 cm" [source: DIO entry]

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin & numbers

Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

Inscription Text: A) "HOC ∙ BAPTIS∙TERIVM ∙ IOHANNES MANGEL ∙ TVM HIC PASTOR CONSTITVI CVRAVIT AN(N)O 1582 ∙" B) "ZACH(ARIAE) 13 ∙ IN ISTO DIE ERIT FONS PATENS IN REMISSIONEM PECCATORVM ∙" C) "1 ∙ 5 ∙ 8 ∙ [2]"