arches above each scene. Their bases name the cardinal virtues and they show further biblical figures in the spaces between scenes above their capitals (sometimes the same figures are repeated), with the animals symbolising each of the evangelists above these spaces on the main body of the font: Moderation - Jeremiah - Luke - Jeremiah Valour - Daniel - Mark - King David Justice - Ezekiel - John - Isaiah Wisdom - Isaiah- Matthew - King Solomon. These arrangements are also significant. References Bibliography Victor H. Elbern. Dom und Domschatz in Hildesheim. Königstein i. T. 1979, pp. 16f. and 48f. Claudia Höhl. Das Taufbecken des Wilbernus - Schätze aus dem Dom zu Hildesheim. Verlag Schnell & Steiner GmbH, Regensburg 2009, External links Images by Raymond Faure Baptismal fonts Hildesheim Cathedral Bronzeware Romanesque art Medieval European metalwork objects