Sugar Loaf Bell
Sugar loaf bells are among the early European bronze bell shapes .
In the late 12th century, the sugar loaf shape developed, before the beehive bell was the most common shape. Some examples of this type of bell still exist.
From the Sugar Loaf, the next phase of bell types developed through intermediate forms, namely the Gothic rib , the oldest surviving example of which can be dated to the year 1200.
A complete sugar loaf bell ensemble (based on G sharp 1 ) from 1221 is located in the Ober-Mockstädter parish church.
Sugar loaf bells (selection)
| place | designation | Casting year | Nominal | Diameter (cm) | Weight (kg) | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain chapel, Büsingen | ||||||
| Bell museum in the collegiate church , Herrenberg | Arm sinners bell (today: Tetragramaton bell) | around 1212 | g 2 / f 2 +7 | 56 | 132 | is rung as a Sabbath bell, the oldest bell in Württemberg |
| Münster , Constance | Death bells | around 1200 | c sharp 3 | 55 | ||
| Evangelical Church , Niederwetz | Evangelist bell | early 13th century | g 2 +5 | 56.7 | about 150 | |
| Parish Church, Ober-Mockstadt | Elfuhr bell | before 1221 | g sharp 1 | about 500 | complete sugar loaf bell ensemble | |
| Parish Church, Ober-Mockstadt | Death knell | before 1221 | g 2 | complete sugar loaf bell ensemble | ||
| Parish Church, Ober-Mockstadt | Priest bells | before 1221 | c sharp 3 | complete sugar loaf bell ensemble | ||
| St. Nicholas , Ueberlingen | Death bells | c 3 | 56 | 90 | sounded nice | |
| Collegiate Church , Fischbeck | - | After 1234 | as '' ± 0 | 55 | approx. 120 | sound ahead of their time |
| St. Jürgen , Lilienthal | - | around 1190 | as '' + 6 | 65 | about 170 |