Moarves de Ojeda / Moarbes de Ojeda
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B01: Christ - Christ in Majesty - with book in left hand - right hand raised in benediction
B01: Christ - Christ in Majesty - with book in left hand - right hand raised in benediction
Scene Description: photographed after the 2008 restoration
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Montserrat Estela, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 August 2008 by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
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B01: Christ - Christ in Majesty - with book in left hand - right hand raised in benediction
B02: Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. Thomas? - holding spear and book
Scene Description: to the right of Christ, on His left; It is unclear what the object the figure holds in his right hand is: Thomas' lance? / Philip's staff minus the cross? / James the Less' pole? / Paul's sword? -- photographed after the 2008 restoration
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Montserrat Estela, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 August 2008 by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
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B02: Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. Thomas? - holding spear and book
Scene Description: to the right of Christ, on His left; It is unclear what the object the figure holds in his right hand is: Thomas' lance? / Philip's staff minus the cross? / James the Less' pole? / Paul's sword?
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 12 August 1997 by BSI
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B03: Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. Peter - holding 1 key
Scene Description: photographed after the 2008 restoration
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 August 2008 by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
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B04: Apostle or saint - unidentified
Scene Description: to the right of Peter -- photographed after the 2008 restoration
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 August 2008 by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
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B05: Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. Paul - with sword
Scene Description: possibly St. Paul, if the object he is holding is a sword [cf. figure in location B01 for a possible conflict] -- photographed after the 2008 restoration
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B06: Apostle or saint - unidentified
Scene Description: photographed after the 2008 restoration
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 August 2008 by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
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B07: Apostle or saint - unidentified
Scene Description: photographed after the 2008 restoration
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B08: Apostle or saint - unidentified
Scene Description: photographed after the 2008 restoration
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B09: Apostle or saint - unidentified
Scene Description: photographed after the 2008 restoration
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B10: Apostle or saint - unidentified
Scene Description: photographed after the 2008 restoration
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B11: Apostle or saint - unidentified
Scene Description: is the object he is holding John's cup? -- photographed after the 2008 restoration
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B12: Apostle or saint? - seated - holding cross - unidentified
Scene Description: the figure is seated, his right hand resting on the arm of a throne (?); the left hand holds an elaborate processional (?) cross; the vestments are very rich and elaborate -- photographed after the 2008 restoration
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 August 2008 by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
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B13: Apostle or saint? - seated - holding book - unidentified
Scene Description: like the previous figure, this too appears to be seated; the right hand holds a book; the left hand is not visible -- photographed after the 2008 restoration
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 August 2008 by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
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B14: New Testament - Virgin Mary - crowned - Queen of Heaven - orant pose - to the right of God
Scene Description: photographed after the 2008 restoration
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 August 2008 by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
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B14: New Testament - Virgin Mary - crowned - Queen of Heaven - orant pose - to the right of God
B15: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches - columns with torsade pattern ornamentation
Scene Description: housing Christ, Mary, some (?) Apostles, etc. [cf. FontNotes] -- photographed after the 2008 restoration
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 August 2008 by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
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BBL01: design element - motifs - rope moulding - parallel
Scene Description: the carving is not precise, but may have been intended as a braid -- photographed after the 2008 restoration
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Image Source: detail of digital photograph taken 2 August 2008 by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
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BS01: design element - motifs - floral or foliage
Scene Description: stylised motif in the spandrels of the arcade -- photographed after the 2008 restoration
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Image Source: detail of digital photograph taken 2 August 2008 by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
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R01: design element - motifs - vine
Scene Description: photographed after the 2008 restoration
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 August 2008 by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
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R02: design element - motifs - vine
Scene Description: photographed after the 2008 restoration
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 August 2008 by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
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view of font
view of font
view of font in context
view of font
view of font
view of font and stoup
Scene Description: a medieval stoup located now next to the font [visible here on the lower right corner]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © David de la Garma Ramírez / ARTEGUIAS, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken by David de la Garma Ramírez [www.arteguias.com]
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view of font
Scene Description: photographed after the 2008 restoration
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view of font
Scene Description: photographed after the 2008 restoration
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view of font
Scene Description: photographed after the 2008 restoration
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view of font
Scene Description: photographed after the 2008 restoration
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view of font
Scene Description: photographed after the 2008 restoration
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 August 2008 by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
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view of basin - detail
view of basin - interior
view of church exterior - south portal - capital
Scene Description: Source caption: "Kirche San Juan Bautista (Johannes der Täufer) in Moarves de Ojeda (Olmos de Ojeda) in der Provinz Palencia (Kastilien-León/Spanien), Kapitelle des Portals"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © GFreihalter, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 17 July 2013 by Gfreihalter [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moarves_de_Ojeda_San_Juan_Bautista_Capital_856.jpg] [accessed 21 September 2020]
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view of church exterior - south portal - capital
Scene Description: Source caption: "Kirche San Juan Bautista (Johannes der Täufer) in Moarves de Ojeda (Olmos de Ojeda) in der Provinz Palencia (Kastilien-León/Spanien), Kapitelle des Portals"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © GFreihalter, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 17 July 2013 by Gfreihalter [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moarves_de_Ojeda_San_Juan_Bautista_Capital_855.jpg] [accessed 21 September 2020]
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view of church exterior - south portal - capital
Scene Description: Source caption: "Kirche San Juan Bautista (Johannes der Täufer) in Moarves de Ojeda (Olmos de Ojeda) in der Provinz Palencia (Kastilien-León/Spanien), Kapitelle des Portals"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © GFreihalter, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 17 July 2013 by Gfreihalter [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moarves_de_Ojeda_San_Juan_Bautista_Capital_853.jpg] [accessed 21 September 2020]
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view of church exterior - south portal - capital
Scene Description: Source caption: "Kirche San Juan Bautista (Johannes der Täufer) in Moarves de Ojeda (Olmos de Ojeda) in der Provinz Palencia (Kastilien-León/Spanien), Kapitelle des Portals"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © GFreihalter, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 17 July 2013 by Gfreihalter [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moarves_de_Ojeda_San_Juan_Bautista_Capital_852.jpg] [accessed 21 September 2020]
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view of church exterior - south portal - capital
Scene Description: Source caption: "Kirche San Juan Bautista (Johannes der Täufer) in Moarves de Ojeda (Olmos de Ojeda) in der Provinz Palencia (Kastilien-León/Spanien), Kapitelle des Portals"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © GFreihalter, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 17 July 2013 by Gfreihalter [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moarves_de_Ojeda_San_Juan_Bautista_Capital_851.jpg] [accessed 21 September 2020]
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view of church exterior - south portal - capital
Scene Description: Source caption: "Kirche San Juan Bautista (Johannes der Täufer) in Moarves de Ojeda (Olmos de Ojeda) in der Provinz Palencia (Kastilien-León/Spanien), Kapitelle des Portals"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © GFreihalter, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 17 July 2013 by Gfreihalter [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moarves_de_Ojeda_San_Juan_Bautista_Capital_850.jpg] [accessed 21 September 2020]
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view of church exterior - south portal - capital
Scene Description: Source caption: "Kirche San Juan Bautista (Johannes der Täufer) in Moarves de Ojeda (Olmos de Ojeda) in der Provinz Palencia (Kastilien-León/Spanien), Kapitelle des Portals"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © GFreihalter, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 17 July 2013 by Gfreihalter [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moarves_de_Ojeda_San_Juan_Bautista_Capital_849.jpg] [accessed 21 September 2020]
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view of church exterior - south portal - capital
Scene Description: Source caption: "Kirche San Juan Bautista (Johannes der Täufer) in Moarves de Ojeda (Olmos de Ojeda) in der Provinz Palencia (Kastilien-León/Spanien), Kapitelle des Portals"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © GFreihalter, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 17 July 2013 by Gfreihalter [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moarves_de_Ojeda_San_Juan_Bautista_Capital_848.jpg] [accessed 21 September 2020]
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view of church exterior - south portal - capital
Scene Description: Source caption: "Kirche San Juan Bautista (Johannes der Täufer) in Moarves de Ojeda (Olmos de Ojeda) in der Provinz Palencia (Kastilien-León/Spanien), Kapitelle des Portals"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © GFreihalter, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 17 July 2013 by Gfreihalter [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moarves_de_Ojeda_San_Juan_Bautista_Capital_847.jpg] [accessed 21 September 2020]
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view of church exterior - south portal - capital
Scene Description: Source caption: "Kirche San Juan Bautista (Johannes der Täufer) in Moarves de Ojeda (Olmos de Ojeda) in der Provinz Palencia (Kastilien-León/Spanien), Kapitelle des Portals"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © GFreihalter, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 17 July 2013 by Gfreihalter [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moarves_de_Ojeda_San_Juan_Bautista_Capital_846.jpg] [accessed 21 September 2020]
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view of church exterior - south portal - frieze
Scene Description: Source caption: "Portada meridional, último tercio del siglo XII (h. 1185)."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Luis Filpo Cabana, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken in March 2009 by José Luis Filpo Cabana [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iglesia_de_San_Juan_Bautista._Friso.jpg] [accessed 22 September 2020]
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view of church exterior - south portal
Scene Description: Source caption: "Esta imagen se ha compuesto con un mosaico de cuatro fotografías y corrigiendo posteriormente la deformación debida a la corta distancia focal de las tomas. La iglesia de San Juan de Moarves está en la provincia de Palencia."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Angel M. Felicísimo, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 September 2015 by Angel M. Felicísimo [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moarves_de_Ojeda_(21127803414).jpg] [accessed 21 September 2020]
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view of church exterior - south view - window
Scene Description: Source caption: "Kirche San Juan Bautista (Johannes der Täufer) in Moarves de Ojeda (Olmos de Ojeda) in der Provinz Palencia (Kastilien-León/Spanien), Archivoltenfenster"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © GFreihalter, 2013
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view of church exterior - southeast view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Luis Rogelio HM, 2017
Image Source: digital photograph taken 8 April 2017 by Luis Rogelio HM [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moarves_de_Ojeda_-_Iglesia_de_San_Juan_Bautista_-_002_(33810399981).jpg] [accessed 21 September 2020]
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © isol, 2008
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view of church exterior - south view - detail
view of font in context
view of font in context
view of font
view of basin - detail
Scene Description: the vestments of Christ in Majesty -- photographed after the 2008 restoration
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Montserrat Estela, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken 2 August 2008 by Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 00190MOA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 1997-08-12
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Late Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: fonts at Albacastro, Valcobero, Renedo de Valdavia, etc.
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, near the altar, north side [formerly at the W wend of the nave, under the choir/gallery]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Notes: G-G (1998: 380) describes the Apostles of the portal as fantastic, one of the most spectacular friezes of the Spanish Romanesque
Church Address: Calle Real Moar, 9, 34486 Moarves de Ojeda, Palencia, Spain
Site Location: Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the P-227, in the municipality of Olmos de Ojeda, 15-16 km NNW of Herrera de Pisuerga
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Palencia
Additional Comments: damaged font: Garcia Guinea (1991: 19) comments that when he first saw the font it was not in a bad condition, but it later deteriorated badly; and that the CER (Centro de Estudios del Romanico) undertook its restoration ca. 1971 -- moved font: originally (?) at the west end of the nave; later moved to the east end, by the altar
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in García Guinea (1990) and (1998); also in Martín González (1977-1980); in Guerra (1986 c1978); in Bilbao (1996.) and others [NB: Bilbao (ibid.) lists this basin as hemispheric; it is bucket-shaped]. García Guinea (1998) informs that the font was restored by the Centro de Estudios del Románico, and, although the figures of the font appear somewhat earlier, dates the font to the late 12th or early 13th century. On-site notes: an acanthus vine decorates the rim around the bucket-shaped bowl. The restored basin sides show the (some?) Apostles, each in his corresponding arch, carrying what appear to be the distinguishing symbols [two of the figures break the pattern and may not be apostles] [cf. Garcia Guinea's monograph of 1991 for a photograph of the font in its pre-restoration state]; a 13th figure appears to be the Virgin; Christ appears enthroned and wearing a halo with a cross -though very deteriorated; an iron reinforcement ring is fitted around the upper basin side. The lower base is plain, byut there is a double rope moulding around the lower basin. The three plinths total a height of 61 cm. [added in January 2010: the font has been restored (again?) and looks drastically different from the time of our visit in 1997; the lower end of the basin has been re-done by apparently removing all the earlier patches; it now, 2 August 2008, sits on a bed of gravel (!)] [NB: according to the local priest, it is now impossible to use this font since there is nowhere to comfortably congregate around the font and he has difficulty reaching over the font since the plinths are not wide enough to stand on]. Noted and illustrated in Martín Jiménez (2008). [NB: the drastic restoration of 2008 has eliminated many of the features that were visible earlier, including most of the details of the heads; it has also removed part of the lower end of the font, perhaps an addition of an earlier restoration?] There is a smaller bucket-shaped stoup near the font; probably medieval.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Juan Antonio Olañeta [www.claustro.com], to Monserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net] and to Mikel Unanue for the added photographs of this church and font [Montserrat Estela's photos were taken on 2 August 2008, soon after the 2008 restoration of the font; Juan Antonio Olañeta's photographs were taken in 2020]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 384373 4728948
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.704326, -4.411826
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 42′ 15.58″ N, 4° 24′ 42.58″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin & base
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 15-16.5 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 88 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 118 cm* / 119 cm**
Height of Basin Side: 66 cm*
Basin Total Height: 66 cm*
Height of Base: 21 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 87 cm*
Font Height (with Plinth): 127 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * BSI on-site measurements taken in 1997 / ** Bilbao (1996: 304) and García Guinea (1998: 380)]
REFERENCES
- Alvarez Martínez, María Soledad, "La topografía simbólica de los repertorios figurativos", 2007, pp. 9-44; p. 36
- Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Iconografía de las pilas bautismales del románico castellano: Burgos y Palencia, Burgos: Editorial La Olmeda, S.L., 1996, p. 38, 47, 53, 183-184, 194-195, 197, 264, 304 and fig. 78
- Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla y León, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2002-, vol. 11: 156
- García Guinea, Miguel Angel, El Románico en Santander, Santander: Librería Estudio, 1979, p. 77
- García Guinea, Miguel Angel, Moarves: Iglesia de San Juan ; Olmos de Ojeda: Santa Eufemia de Cozuelos, Palencia: Dpto. de Cultura, Diputación Provincial de Palencia, 1991, p. 19
- García Guinea, Miguel Angel, Románico en Palencia: guía, Palencia: Excma. Diputación de Palencia, Dpto. de Cultura, 1998, p. 380-382
- Guerra, Manuel, Simbología románica: el cristianismo y otras religiones en el arte románico, Madrid: Fundación Universitaria Española, 1986, c1978, p. 84 fn42
- Lojendio, L. M., Castilla/2, 1985, vol. 1, p. 31
- Martín González, J.J., Inventario Artístico de Palencia y su Provincia, Madrid: Servicio de Publicaciones del Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia, 1977-1980, p. 114-115
- Martín Jiménez, Carlos A., Las mejores rutas por el románico de Palencia, Trobajo del Camino, León: EDILESA, 2008, p. 122 and ill. on p. 123
- Sancho Campo, Angel, "Arqueología de los siglos románicos en el ámbito de la actual provincia de Palencia", Palencia en los siglos del románico, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real - C.E.R., 2002, p. 84
- Sancho Campo, Angel, Arte sacro en Palencia, Palencia: Obispado de Palencia, Comisión Diocesana de Arte, 1971, vol. I: 18