EditorialBaptismal font in Skjeberg church, Norway, 1125-1150. Soapstone, English style, showing Christ, Saint Mary and the apostles. The font is large enough to immerse the entire body of the chid, as was the medieval custom.
EditorialSih-Chid? and Mahchsi-Karehde. Dated: 1841. Dimensions: plate: 50.2 x 42 cm (19 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.) sheet: 63.1 x 45 cm (24 13/16 x 17 11/16 in.). Medium: steel-faced copper engraving and aquatint, hand-colored, probably by Bodmer.
EditorialSih-Chid? and Mahchsi-Karehde. Dated: 1841. Dimensions: plate: 50.2 x 42 cm (19 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.) sheet: 63.1 x 45 cm (24 13/16 x 17 11/16 in.). Medium: steel-faced copper engraving and aquatint, hand-colored, probably by Bodmer.
EditorialBaptismal font in Skjeberg church, Norway, 1125-1150. Soapstone, English style, showing Christ, Saint Mary and the apostles. The font is large enough to immerse the entire body of the chid, as was the medieval custom.