Tove was a sculptor and

stonemason Stonemasonry or stonecraft is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material. It is one of the oldest activities and professions in human history. Many of the long-lasting, ancient shelters, temples, mo ...

active in

Scania Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conte ...

during the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

. The artist made and signed the

baptismal font A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for baptism. Aspersion and affusion fonts The fonts of many Christian denominations are for baptisms using a non-immersive method, such as aspersion (sprinkling) or affusion (pouring). ...

of Gumlösa Church with the words ''Tove gierhi'' ("Tove made me"). Gumlösa Church was inaugurated in 1191. Tove also made the baptismal font in

Lyngsjö Church Lyngsjö Church ( sv, Lyngsjö kyrka) is a medieval church in , in the province of Skåne, Sweden. The well-preserved medieval church contains an unusual, Romanesque antependium of gilt copper of unknown origin. History and architecture Lyngsjö C ...

and perhaps Östra Sönnarslöv and

Bjäresjö Church Bjäresjö Church ( sv, Bjäresjö kyrka) is a medieval church in , in the province of Skåne, Sweden. The church contains several medieval mural paintings as well as a richly decorated Romanesque baptismal font. History and architecture There wa ...

, also in Scania.

References

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* Frans Carlsson
"Lyngsjömästaren : en tysk stenhuggare i Skåne omkring 1200"
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Fornvännen ''Fornvännen'' ("The Friend of the Distant Past"), ''Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research'' is a Swedish academic journal in the fields of archaeology and Medieval art. It is published quarterly by the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, Histor ...

'', 1970, p. 318-327. Romanesque artists People from Scania 12th-century sculptors 12th-century Danish people fr:Tove (sculpteur) sv:Tove stenmästare