Herford No. 2
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Scene Description: "1564"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © TUBS, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph 4 February 2010 by TUBS
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view of church exterior - southeast view
Scene Description: "Herford - 2014-05-12 - Johanniskirche"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Tsungam, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph 12 May 2014 by Tsungam
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-4.0
view of font and cover in context
Scene Description: "St. Johannis in Herford, Kreis Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © TUBS, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph 4 February 2010 by TUBS
Copyright Instructions: GFDL
INFORMATION
Font ID: 26113MSX
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1564
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century (mid), Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Ev.-Lutherische Johanniskirche Herford-Mitte
Font Location in Church: Inside, E end of the nave, S side
Church Wikidata: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johannis_(Herford)
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John
Church Notes: church 1220; became collegiate 1414; much modified since; secularised 1802;
Church Address: Neuer Markt 1, 32052 Herford, Germany -- Tel.: +49 5221 15819
Site Location: Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located on the W banks of the Werre river, about 20 km NE of Bielefeld
Town/City Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herford
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of 1564 noted and illustrated in Schulin (2021) p. 297, Abb. 296: "Barock sind etwa die TB in Ev. St. Johannis zu Herford (1564) (Abb. 296". Octagonal font of monolithic appearance, broader at upper and lower ends; date '1564' carved on basin side; pointed niches of arches on the sides of the base. Complex cover with multiple decorations and carvings; counterweight(?) lifting apparatus.
A communication to BSI from Pol Hrman (e-mail of 10 February 2026) informs: "Der Taufstein stammt aus dem Jahre 1564. Der Taufdeckel kann mit einer Hebevorrichtung abgehoben werden. Taufstein : auf Grund der gefundenen Reste uns Spuren, so reichlich vielfärbig, das Milderung der Farbigkeit durch den Einfluss der Zeit erwünscht erscheint http://www.rbrinckmann.de/Herford/Kirchen/johannis.htm"
A communication to BSI from Pol Hrman (e-mail of 10 February 2026) informs: "Der Taufstein stammt aus dem Jahre 1564. Der Taufdeckel kann mit einer Hebevorrichtung abgehoben werden. Taufstein : auf Grund der gefundenen Reste uns Spuren, so reichlich vielfärbig, das Milderung der Farbigkeit durch den Einfluss der Zeit erwünscht erscheint http://www.rbrinckmann.de/Herford/Kirchen/johannis.htm"
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are garteful to Pol Herman for bringing this fot to our attention and for his help documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 477689 5774043
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.116472, 8.674167
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 6′ 59.3″ N, 8° 40′ 27″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: numbers (Arabic)
Inscription Location: on the basin side
Inscription Text: "1564"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Apparatus: yes; counterweight(?)
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]