Barcenilla de Pisuerga

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02137BAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century (?), Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: Quintanaluengos de Pisuerga, nearby
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción / La Asunción de Nuestra Señora
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, under the choir (formerly in a niche of the north/left wall.
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Notes: original Romanesque church; re-built 16thC
Church Address: Barcenilla de Pisuerga, 2, 34839 Barcenilla de Pisuerga, Palencia, Spain
Site Location: Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the P212, to the W of the Embalse de Aguilar de Campoo
Historical Region: La Montaña Palentina
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1996) and García Guinea (1998): baptismal font of the Romanesque period; the hexagonal basin has band of diamond motif; it rests on hexagonal upper base. Noted in Martín Jiménez (2008). The font here is not mentioned in the Enciclopedia del románico [www.romanicodigital.com]

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.848681, -4.413347
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 50′ 55.25″ N, 4° 24′ 48.05″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hexagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 102 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 93 cm
Notes on Measurements: Bilbao (1996: 301) and García Guinea (1998: 368)

REFERENCES

  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Iconografía de las pilas bautismales del románico castellano: Burgos y Palencia, Burgos: Editorial La Olmeda, S.L., 1996, p. 56, 264, 301
  • García Guinea, Miguel Angel, Románico en Palencia: guía, Palencia: Excma. Diputación de Palencia, Dpto. de Cultura, 1998, p. 368
  • Martín Jiménez, Carlos A., Las mejores rutas por el románico de Palencia, Trobajo del Camino, León: EDILESA, 2008, p. 186