Mont No. 1

Results: 5 records

B01: design element - motifs - cartwheel - 2

Scene Description: at opposite ends of the basin side

B02: design element - architectural - arcade - round arches - 4

Scene Description: each arch contains what appaers to be a fleur de lis or stylised tree or plant

B03: design element - motifs - floral - fleur-de-lis - 4

Scene Description: a motif common in some Aran fonts: either a fluer de lis, or a stylised tree or plant

BBL01: design element - motifs - rope moulding

R01: design element - motifs - rope moulding

Scene Description: around the basin upper rim

INFORMATION

FontID: 02312MON
Church/Chapel: Església de Sant Llorenç / Laurenç / Lorenzo
Church Patron Saints: St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Country Name: Spain
Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: In the Vall d'Aran, near Vilac, 3 km N of Viella
Historical Region: Valle de Aran / Vall d'Aran
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, wall-mounted on the left of the entrance
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
The cylindrical wall-mounted stoup basin in this church is, in general shape, work and ornamentation typical of the Romanesque works found in the Val d'Aran; the upper and lower edges of the basin sides have a rope moulding all around; between them two cartwheel motifs and several (four?) round arches containing single tall fleur-de-lis (they could be read as stylised palm trees at a stretch). There is some damage evident on the front side, especially on the lower part, but the basin is still whole. Described in Buron (1980) as a Mozarabic baptismal font, though probably way off in the dating. Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- ) with a more likely dating to the end of the 12th or first half of the 13th century. Noted in Amiell (2007) as a Romanesque holy-water stoup ["pica beneitera"].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.727, 0.796
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 43′ 37″ N, 0° 47′ 46″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble (local)
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cylindrical (wall-mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 12 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 32 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 56 cm
Height of Basin Side: 21 cm
Basin Total Height: 26 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 26 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , v. XIII: 444)

REFERENCES

Amiell, Josep M., "Piques baptismal de la Val d'Aran", 21 (agost-setembre 2007), Taüll, 2007, pp. 32-35; r["References"]
Buron, Vicenç, Esglésies romàniques catalanes, 2a. ed., Barcelona: Artestudi, 1980
Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-