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• De Epposteen van Rinsumageest

  This article focuses on the so-called 'Eppo stone': a beautifully hewn tomb-cover dating from the middle of the fourteenth century with a detailed, realistic representation of a young man that is unparalleled in the entire Frisian coastal region. The stone originates from the village of Rinsumageest, near Dokkum, where it was fixed to the north-east side of the church until the middle of the nineteenth century. At the moment the stone is in the depot of the Fries Museum.

  For the interpretation of the edge inscription and the description of the figure one used to rely on the article devoted to the subject by the erudite L.J.F. Janssen in 1865. Upon closer examination it appears that some major corrections can be made in his text and the representation also reveals details that were not noticed before. The depiction of a jumping pole in the hands of the young man, for instance, indicates a specific regional Frisian context.

  However, the main point is that it was possible to establish the exact names of Eppo's parents and brothers, from which it can be concluded that his family had better be placed among the nobility of northern Oostergo. This confirms the assumption that it concerns ancestors of the owners of the country estate 'Tjaardastate', whom we did not know by name until the fifteenth century.

  The question whether the stone used to cover a sarcophagus and where that sarcophagus was originally placed, cannot be answered yet. At the end of the article it is suggested that the stone coffin had been interred in the crypt of the church of Rinsumageest; a crypt that may date from the twelfth century and was possibly used in the fourteenth century by the dominant noble family in the village in memory of themselves.

  This article focuses on the so-called 'Eppo stone': a beautifully hewn tomb-cover dating from the middle of the fourteenth century with a detailed, realistic representation of a young man that is unparalleled in the entire Frisian coastal region. The stone originates from the village of Rinsumageest, near Dokkum, where it was fixed to the north-east side of the church until the middle of the nineteenth century. At the moment the stone is in the depot of the Fries Museum.

  For the interpretation of the edge inscription and the description of the figure one used to rely on the article devoted to the subject by the erudite L.J.F. Janssen in 1865. Upon closer examination it appears that some major corrections can be made in his text and the representation also reveals details that were not noticed before. The depiction of a jumping pole in the hands of the young man, for instance, indicates a specific regional Frisian context.

  However, the main point is that it was...

  This article focuses on the so-called 'Eppo stone': a beautifully hewn tomb-cover dating from the middle of the fourteenth century with a detailed, realistic representation of a young man that is unparalleled in the entire Frisian coastal region. The stone originates from the village of...

  Hans Mol, Jan Post

  109-121

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• Een nieuwe bouwgeschiedenis voor de Nieuwstadskerk te Zutphen

  The foundation of the parish church of Our Lady in the Zutphen district Nieuwstad (New Town), dates back to the mid-13th century and is probably due to Otto II, Count of Guelder (1229-1271). He is assumed to have been involved in the foundation of the Nieuwstad as well. Till 1312 this Nieuwstad formed a separate town and was only that year incorporated in the Zutphen Oude Stad (Old Town). The church was first mentioned in 1272.

  Considerable parts of the 13th century church still exist, partly invisible in the plastered walls of the nave and visible in the lower parts of the tower. At first the building must have appeared as a small chapel, consisting of only four bays: two smaller ones of the sanctuary and two wider ones of the nave. Then the impressive tower was built and finally the connecting bay between this chapel and the tower.

  A small part of a Rhinelandish decoration scheme recently discovered in the nave points at the collegiate church of St. Walburg in Zutphen, in the way it was renewed in the first half of the 13th century. The traceries in the tower show connections with the Broederenkerk (church of the Dominicans) in Zutphen built around 1300.

  No building activities are traceable in the church during the 14th century. In 1439 funds were donated by the city to enlarge the tower: some wooden parts in the present huge spire have been dendrochronologically dated to after 1441 ± 6 years. Ten years later, 1459, the altar in the new sanctuary was consecrated (roof construction: 1453/1454d). The adjoining most eastern bays of the northern and southern aisles must have been built in this period as well.

  Next, the southern aisle was completed between around 1472d ± 5 and 1482/1483d, 1483/1484d in two building campaigns. At the same time the extant 13th century nave was adapted to this enlargement, including new roof constructions (1460d ± 5 and 1485/1486d) replacing the original ones. In this way the building took the form of a hall church consisting of two naves. In the first decades of the 16th century (1501-1510d and 1528/1529d) the northern aisle was finished in two building campaigns as well, creating the present form of a hall church of three naves.

  Following the Reformation in 1591, the church was reinstated as a Protestant church until 1646. During the years 1795 to 1816 the building had a military use, as it may also have had in the period 1591-1646 as well. From 1816 onwards the church, now consecrated to St. John the Baptist, is used by the Roman Catholic population of Zutphen and underwent several restorations, of which the last was finished this year (2004).

  The foundation of the parish church of Our Lady in the Zutphen district Nieuwstad (New Town), dates back to the mid-13th century and is probably due to Otto II, Count of Guelder (1229-1271). He is assumed to have been involved in the foundation of the Nieuwstad as well. Till 1312 this Nieuwstad formed a separate town and was only that year incorporated in the Zutphen Oude Stad (Old Town). The church was first mentioned in 1272.

  Considerable parts of the 13th century church still exist, partly invisible in the plastered walls of the nave and visible in the lower parts of the tower. At first the building must have appeared as a small chapel, consisting of only four bays: two smaller ones of the sanctuary and two wider ones of the nave. Then the impressive tower was built and finally the connecting bay between this chapel and the tower.

  A small part of a Rhinelandish decoration scheme recently discovered in the nave points at the collegiate church of St....

  The foundation of the parish church of Our Lady in the Zutphen district Nieuwstad (New Town), dates back to the mid-13th century and is probably due to Otto II, Count of Guelder (1229-1271). He is assumed to have been involved in the foundation of the Nieuwstad as well. Till 1312 this...

  Karel Emmens

  122-137

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• De St-Nicolaaskerk te Denekamp: klein begonnen, groot geëindigd

  The church of Denekamp is important for various reasons. Just as the mother church in Ootmarsum and the church in Heek, it is one of the few religious buildings erected in the region of Twente in the 13th century that is still largely preserved. As far as this region is concerned it is the oldest preserved single-bay church, though no longer completely intact.

  By regional standards, early Gothic forms were applied in the nave. Especially the triumphal arch shows rich and interesting details, in line with the Romanesque-Gothic period. The heavy, squat tower from the late Gothic period could be dated quite accurately on the basis of dendrochronological research.

  And finally, the church was adapted to the increased number of parishioners these past centuries. The floor plan of the east section of the church, which was added in the early 19th century, is exceptional compared to other churches in Twente from the same period: a cross-shaped floor plan.

  The new construction from the early 20th century shows the attempts of some Catholic architects in those days to liberate themselves from the monopoly of the Gothic style and to find inspiration in other traditional building styles, especially those dating from pre-Gothic times.

  The present visitor of the church of Denekamp is not only confronted with elements of styles from the distant past, notably Romanesque-Gothic and Gothic, but even more with an imitation of the Romanesque-Gothic style in the recent past. This latter phenomenon is found just as rarely as what used to be called the Transitional style.

  The church of Denekamp is important for various reasons. Just as the mother church in Ootmarsum and the church in Heek, it is one of the few religious buildings erected in the region of Twente in the 13th century that is still largely preserved. As far as this region is concerned it is the oldest preserved single-bay church, though no longer completely intact.

  By regional standards, early Gothic forms were applied in the nave. Especially the triumphal arch shows rich and interesting details, in line with the Romanesque-Gothic period. The heavy, squat tower from the late Gothic period could be dated quite accurately on the basis of dendrochronological research.

  And finally, the church was adapted to the increased number of parishioners these past centuries. The floor plan of the east section of the church, which was added in the early 19th century, is exceptional compared to other churches in Twente from the same period: a cross-shaped floor plan.

  The new...

  The church of Denekamp is important for various reasons. Just as the mother church in Ootmarsum and the church in Heek, it is one of the few religious buildings erected in the region of Twente in the 13th century that is still largely preserved. As far as this region is concerned it is the...

  Ben Kooij, Zeno Kolks

  138-148

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