Cuevas de Provanco / Covas de Provança

Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
design element - motifs - arris

Scene Description: the sharp arrises between the braod ribs have human heads at the upper end
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
design element - motifs - arris

Scene Description: mirroring those on the basin side but less pronounced
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
design element - motifs - floral and foliage

Scene Description: several examples are visible here betwee the sharp arrises of the short base
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
design element - motifs - rope moulding
design element - motifs - zigzag - floral motifs

Scene Description: notice the change of spacing the carver made to the pattern; did the carver realise all of a sudden being he was being paid by the number of peaks and valleys? -- notice also the drilled whole in one of the heads here; it have been made to anchor hardware related to a font cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
design element - patterns - ribbed - concave
document - photograph

Scene Description: Photograph of the rescue group
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Encarnación G. Valladares, [1960?]
Image Source: "A la busca del tesoro" written by Encarnación G. Valladares [source unknown, but probably local and ca. 1960]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
document - photograph
![source article [cf. Font notes]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/others/image_not_available.jpg)
Scene Description: source article [cf. Font notes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Encarnación G. Valladares, [1960?]
Image Source: "A la busca del tesoro" written by Encarnación G. Valladares [source unknown, but probably local and ca. 1960]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
human figure - female - head - wearing headdress - waddle
human figure - female - head - wearing headdress - waddle
human figure - female - head - wearing headdress - waddle
human figure - female - head - wearing headdress - waddle - 2
human figure - female - wearing headdress
human figure - head

Scene Description: what are the protrusions on the sides of his forehead?
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
human figure - head

Scene Description: a young man's? what are the horn-like objects that appear to protrude from the sides of his head?
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
human figure - head

Scene Description: a young man's? what are the horn-like objects that appear to protrude from the sides of his head?
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
human figure - head

Scene Description: is the pattern above on the forehrad hair or a head-dress? probably the latter
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
human figure - head - wearing headdress

Scene Description: the drilled hole in its forehead may have been used for anchoring an old cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
human figure - head - wearing headdress
human figure - male - head
human figure - male - head
human figure - male - head
human figure - male - head
symbol - cross - Latin - on a mound or steps

Scene Description: not easily discernible in the centre panel of the lower base; (the arms of the cross may be floriated)
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
symbol - cross - Maltese

Scene Description: one is visible here towards the right, penultimate column, upper row
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
symbol - star - 6 points

Scene Description: seen here in the centre, lower row
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
view of church exterior - apse

Scene Description: Source caption: "Iglesia románica de la Vera Cruz o Invención de la Cruz en la localidad segoviana de Cuevas de Provanco. Fue restaurada en 1991. Ábside y ventana románica."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Nicolás Pérez, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 3 March 2013 by Nicolás Pérez [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuevas_Provanco_Segovia_iglesia_Vera_Cruz_vista_del_abside_ni.jpg] [accessed 11 August 2020]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
view of church exterior - apse - detail

Scene Description: Source caption: "Iglesia románica de la Vera Cruz o Invención de la Cruz en la localidad segoviana de Cuevas de Provanco. Fue restaurada en 1991. Ventana románica en el ábside."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Nicolás Pérez, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 3 March 2013 by Nicolás Pérez [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuevas_Provanco_Segovia_iglesia_Vera_Cruz_ventana_del_abside_ni.jpg] [accessed 11 August 2020]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
view of church exterior - north view - detail

Scene Description: Source caption: "Iglesia románica de la Vera Cruz o Invención de la Cruz en la localidad segoviana de Cuevas de Provanco. Fue restaurada en 1991. Único contrafuerte en el muro norte, en el lugar donde se unen el presbiterio y la nave."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Nicolás Pérez, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 3 March 2013 by Nicolás Pérez [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuevas_Provanco_Segovia_iglesia_Vera_Cruz_contrafuerte_ni.jpg] [accessed 11 August 2020]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
view of church exterior - south portal

Scene Description: Source caption: "Iglesia románica de la Vera Cruz o Invención de la Cruz en la localidad segoviana de Cuevas de Provanco. Puerta de acceso en el muro sur. Fue restaurada en 1991."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Lourdes Cardenal, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 3 March 2013 by Lourdes Cardenal [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuevas_Provanco_Segovia_puerta_entrada_a_la_iglesia_lou.JPG] [accessed 11 August 2020]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
view of church exterior - south view - detail

Scene Description: Source caption: "Iglesia románica de la Vera Cruz o Invención de la Cruz en la localidad segoviana de Cuevas de Provanco. Fue restaurada en 1991. Vista de las escaleras de acceso."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Nicolás Pérez, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 3 March 2013 by Nicolás Pérez [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuevas_Provanco_Segovia_iglesia_Vera_Cruz_de_cerca_ni.jpg] [accessed 11 August 2020]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
view of church exterior - southeast end

Scene Description: Source caption: "Iglesia románica de la Vera Cruz o Invención de la Cruz en la localidad segoviana de Cuevas de Provanco. Fue restaurada en 1991. Vista del ábside."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Nicolás Pérez, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 3 March 2013 by Nicolás Pérez [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuevas_Provanco_Segovia_iglesia_Vera_Cruz_abside_ni.jpg] [accessed 11 August 2020]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
view of font

Scene Description: the wooden object on the font is not a font cover, but a float
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
view of font

Scene Description: one female and thre male heads are visible here in the upper spandrels of the ribbed pattern
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
view of font

Scene Description: of the four male heads visible here two of them, on the right side, appears to have appendices on the top of their heads; the left one of the two may have hair locks but the ones on the right head look like straight horns(?) -- notice also the large metal staple in the upper rim, remains of a locking and anchoring set from an old cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
view of font
view of font in context

Scene Description: the wooden object on the font is not a font cover, but a float; the statue must be St. Roch, identified in the Golden Legend; became very popular during the plagues all over Europe; usually depicted showing his leg wounds, which a dog would lick to healing -- very dapper here in his 'French' hat here
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
view of font in context

Scene Description: the wooden object on the font is not a font cover, but a float; the statue must be St. Roch, identified in the Golden Legend; became very popular during the plagues all over Europe; usually depicted showing his leg wounds, which a dog would lick to healing -- very dapper here in his 'French' hat here
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
view of font in context

Scene Description: the wooden object on the font is not a font cover, but a float; the statue must be St. Roch, identified in the Golden Legend; became very popular during the plagues all over Europe; usually depicted showing his leg wounds, which a dog would lick to healing -- very dapper here in his 'French' hat here
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
view of font in context

Scene Description: the wooden object on the font is not a font cover, but a float; the statue must be St. Roch, identified in the Golden Legend; became very popular during the plagues all over Europe; usually depicted showing his leg wounds, which a dog would lick to healing -- very dapper here in his 'French' hat here
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)
view of font in context

Scene Description: the wooden object on the font is not a font cover, but a float
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 17 July 2020 by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 11 August 2020)