Olea de Boedo

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design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches

Scene Description: a freeze of small arches.all around -- note that one of them has a torsade column, while the rest of the columns are plain

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view of church exterior - south portal

Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of Saint John the Baptist in Olea de Boedo (Palencia, Castile and León)."

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view of church exterior - south view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of Saint John the Baptist in Olea de Boedo (Palencia, Castile and León)."

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view of church interior - looking east

Scene Description: Source caption: "Church of Saint John the Baptist in Olea de Boedo (Palencia, Castile and León)."

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view of font

Scene Description: Source caption: "Baptismal fonts [sic] of the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Olea de Boedo (Palencia, Castile and León)."

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INFORMATION

FontID: 02150OLE
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Church Location: Lugar Diseminados, 4, 34407 Olea de Boedo, Palencia, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Palencia, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located W of the N-611, near La Vid de Ojeda
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Palencia
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end, N side
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Described in Bilbao (1996) and in García Guinea (1998): baptismal font of the Romanesque period; the basin is decorated with a frieze of small arches; it is raised on a round plinth. Noted in Martín Jiménez (2008).

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 109 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 85 cm
Notes on Measurements: Bilbao (1996: 304) and García Guinea (1998: 387)

REFERENCES

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