Pison de Castrejon No. 1 / Pisón de Castrejón
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view of font in context
Scene Description: the font in the alcove off the north side of the nave
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 2 June 1999 by BSI
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view of font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Cristina Sanchez de Gijon, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph taken 16 August 2018 by Cristina Sanchez de Gijon
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail 16 August 2018)
design element - motifs - roll moulding
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Baptisteria Sacra Index, 2023
Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 2 June 1999 by BSI
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design element - motifs - rope moulding
Scene Description: although eroded in some places the detail of the rope is clearly seen here
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 2 June 1999 by BSI
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design element - motifs - varied
Scene Description: in the upper spandrels of the vine
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 2 June 1999 by BSI
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design element - motifs - rope - knot
Scene Description: it is quite possible the artisan miscalculated the spacing of the interlace loops but he showed his mastery in the tie-link knot with which the gap is filled
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 2 June 1999 by BSI
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design element - motifs - interlace - beaded tape - with flower
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Cristina Sanchez de Gijon, 2018
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 16 August 2018 by Cristina Sanchez de Gijon
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail 16 August 2018)
view of church exterior - south porch and portal
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Valdavia, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken 25 August 2008 by Valdavia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pisón_de_Castrejón_-_Church_of_Nuestra_Señora_de_la_Asunción_001.JPG] [accessed 1 September 2018]
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view of church exterior - southeast view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Alejandro Polanco, 2007
Image Source: digital image originally from Panoramio, uploaded 8 August 2007 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pisón_de_Castrejón_-_panoramio.jpg] [accessed 1 September 2018]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-3.0
view of church exterior - south view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Valdavia, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken 25 August 2008 by Valdavia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pisón_de_Castrejón_-_Church_of_Nuestra_Señora_de_la_Asunción_002.JPG] [accessed 1 September 2018]
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view of church interior - nave - capital
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Angel M. Felicísimo, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 15 August 2015 by Angel M. Felicísimo [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Asunción,_Pisón_de_Castrejón_(21311895924).jpg] [accessed 1 September 2018]
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view of church interior - nave - capital
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Cristina Sanchez de Gijon, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph taken 16 August 2018 by Cristina Sanchez de Gijon
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail 16 August 2018)
view of church interior - nave - capital
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Cristina Sanchez de Gijon, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph taken 16 August 2018 by Cristina Sanchez de Gijon
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail 16 August 2018)
view of church interior - altar
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Cristina Sanchez de Gijon, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph taken 16 August 2018 by Cristina Sanchez de Gijon
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail 16 August 2018)
view of church interior - chancel
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Cristina Sanchez de Gijon, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph taken 16 August 2018 by Cristina Sanchez de Gijon
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail 16 August 2018)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 02157PIS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 1999-06-02
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century [basin only], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora [aka Nuestra Señora de la Asunción]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in an alcove or chapel, N side wall
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: 34850 Castrejón de la Peña, Palencia, Spain
Site Location: Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the CL-626, W of the N-611, in the municipality of, and 3 km W of Castrejón de la Peña, about 30 km W of Aguilr de Campoo
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Palencia
Historical Region: Montaña Palentina
Additional Comments: altered font? (the base is of a later date; 17th-18thC?)
Font Notes:
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Described in Martín González (1977- , v. 2: 134-135). Described in Bilbao (1996: 305) as a baptismal font of the Romanesque period; the basin is ornamented with tangled bands of pearl motif with flowers in the loops; round base. On-site notes: the font is now [June 1999] used for ornamental purposes; the base appears to be of a later date; water damage to the centre part of the basin.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Cristina Sanchez de Gijon for her photographs of this church and font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 367307 4740882
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.808998, -4.622928
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 48′ 32.39″ N, 4° 37′ 22.54″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone?
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 16 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 80 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 111 cm* / 110 cm**
Basin Depth: 42 cm*
Basin Total Height: 73 cm*
Height of Base: 25 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 98 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * BSI on-site / ** Bilbao (1996: 305)
REFERENCES
- Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Iconografía de las pilas bautismales del románico castellano: Burgos y Palencia, Burgos: Editorial La Olmeda, S.L., 1996, p. 305
- Martín González, J.J., Inventario Artístico de Palencia y su Provincia, Madrid: Servicio de Publicaciones del Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia, 1977-1980, vol.2: 134,135