Capsec No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02321CAP
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late), Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Església de Sant Martì de Capsec
Font Location in Church: The font is now partly built into a corner in the interior of the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: 17858 Capsec, Gerona, Spain
Site Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of La Vall de Bianya, about 1 km from Canya, road to Sant Pau de Seguries, Garrotxa region.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Gerona
Historical Region: Garrotxa
Font Notes:
Described in Buron (1980: 185). Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. IV: 372): monolithic baptismal font probably of the second half of the 12th century; the vat-shaped object is almost cylindrical, the lower ned only slightly narower than the upper; the upper basin side is ornamented with a moulding; towards the lower side of the basin, just a few inches from the bottom, runs a rope moulding all around; stemming from the upper moulding are [L-->R]: an oval motif; a cross motif laid out horizontally; a Latin cross; a pair of human hands; all of them vey worn and in a crude workmanship. The font has a flat wooden cover as well as an open-cage-like wooden structure on it.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 417182 4650260
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.233048, 2.471964
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 13′ 58.94″ N, 2° 28′ 19.07″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 13 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 77 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 103 cm
Basin Total Height: 57 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 67 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. IV: 372)

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern?
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: plain flat wooden lid

REFERENCES

  • Buron, Vicenç, Esglésies romàniques catalanes, 2a. ed., Barcelona: Artestudi, 1980, p. 185
  • Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. IV: 372