Villallano

Results: 2 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 02178VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María la Real [aka, Santa María la Mayor]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, beneath the W gallery [choir]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: C. Iglesia Vlno, 7, 34815 Villallano, Palencia, Spain
Site Location: Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Pomar de Valdavia, 4-5 km SE of Aguilar de Campoo
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1996) and in García Guinea (1998): baptismal font of the Romanesque period; blind arcade at two levels on the basin sides; plain base. Noted in Martín Jiménez (2008).

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.76555, -4..23666
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 45′ 56″ N, 4° 14′ 12″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 93 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 74 cm
Notes on Measurements: Bilbao (1996: 308) and García Guinea (1998: 380)

REFERENCES

  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Iconografía de las pilas bautismales del románico castellano: Burgos y Palencia, Burgos: Editorial La Olmeda, S.L., 1996, p. 308
  • García Guinea, Miguel Angel, Románico en Palencia: guía, Palencia: Excma. Diputación de Palencia, Dpto. de Cultura, 1998, p. 380
  • Martín Jiménez, Carlos A., Las mejores rutas por el románico de Palencia, Trobajo del Camino, León: EDILESA, 2008, p. 159