The visual culture of baptism in the Middle Ages: essays on medieval fonts, settings and beliefs

Contents

Nel mio bel San Giovanni, fatti per loco de' battezzatori : Baptismal Fonts in Tuscany / Nirit Ben-Aryeh Debby -- The St John Portal and Baptistery at St Stephen's Cathedral, Sens / Annabelle Martín -- Reconsidering the Date of the Baptismal Font in San Isidoro, León, Spain / Harriet M. Sonne de Torrens -- The Two Fonts of the Florence Baptistery and the Evolution of the Baptismal Rite in Florence, ca. 1200-1500 / Amy R. Bloch -- "The Heavens and All the Powers Therein": The Iconography of the Font of All Saints, Gresford, in its Political Context / Madeleine Gray -- Festive Vessels or Everyday Fonts? New Considerations on the Liturgical Functions of Medieval Baptismal Fonts in Germany / Silvia Schlegel -- Chores, Computation and the Second Coming: Calendar Images and Romanesque Baptismal Fonts / Frances Altvater -- Baptism and the Interaction with Supernatural Creatures in Medieval Europe / Jenni Kuuliala.