South Bell

Plaquette: BVM with Child standing on a Crescent. Plaquette: sitting bearded man with a halo. Shoulder separated from waist by two semi-rolls. Divider: Maltese cross. 6-armed crown with flat patterns. Shoulder: 2 moulding wires. Waist: Bas-relief – Mary with Child. On the other side of the waist also a bas-relief: Holy Evangelist, rather St. Paul. Moulding wire in the lower part of the waist. In the soundbow: 4 round medallions with unidentified depictions. Fine moulding wire, four small medallions, coat of arms of Glatz and the Order of Malta.

Size classification: Small
Common names: Mittagglocke, For Noon, South, Medium
Height with crown: 1030 mm
Weight: approx. 755 kg
Strike tone: 214 Hz; IPN: A3 -48 ct; PL: a -48 ct
Decay time: approx. 35 s

Inscription:
Majuscule inscriptions in two lines, separated by doubled moulding wires, words separated by dividers in the shape of a cross with trefoil endings. Numerous errors in spelling:
„O ♰ REX ♰ GLORIE ♰ VEN I ♰ CUM ♰ PACE ♰ ET ♰ VERBVM ♰ CARO ♰ FACTVM ♰ EST // REGINA ♰ CELI ♰ LETARE ♰ ALLELVIA ♰ QVIA ♰ QVEM ♰ MERVISTI ♰ POTARE ♰ 1×98”

Corrected inscription:
„O REX GLORIAE VENI CUM PACE ET VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST REGINA CELI LAETARE ALLELUIA QUIA QUEM MERUISTI PORTARE 1498”

Translation:
“O KING OF GLORY COME WITH PEACE AND THE WORD BECAME FLESH // QUEEN OF HEAVEN, REJOICE, ALLELUIA, FOR HE WHOM YOU MERITED TO BEAR 1498”

Condition: For general renovation