Vila in Vall d'Aran
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 02236VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 1999-06-18
Church / Chapel Name: Sant Pere de Vila
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: medieval church modified 18th and 19thC; became a military base in the Civil War (1936-1939)
Church Address: Pl. de l'Església, Vila, Lérida, Spain
Site Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Vielha e Mijaran, 4-5 km NNW of Vielha
Historical Region: Valle de Aran / Vall d'Aran
Font Notes:
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On-site notes: the baptismal font in this church is, like most in the Val d'Aran, probably of the Romanesque period, but it is not one of the best examples; the basin is roughly hemispherical but the sides above the underbowl are diagonal rather than totally curved; it is totally plain. The base is cylindrical and plain except for the round mouldings that divide the surface into rectangular panels. Amiell (2007) notes a Romanesque stoup raised on a pdestal base.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 317986 4733960
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.736574, 0.776444
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 44′ 12″ N, 0° 46′ 35″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble (local)
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Rim Thickness: 9-12 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 50 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 70-71 cm*
Basin Depth: 24 cm*
Height of Basin Side: 19 cm*
Basin Total Height: 27 cm*
Height of Base: 60 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 87 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * BSI
REFERENCES
- ACTUR (www.actur.com/romai.htm], 1999. [URL discontinued / non active].
- Amiell, Josep M., "Piques baptismal de la Val d'Aran", 21 (agost-setembre 2007), Taüll, 2007, pp. 32-35; p. 33