Castillejo del Romeral

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02407CAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: The font at Valdecolmenas de Arriba is reported by Nieto Taberné (2001) as being similar
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro Ad Víncula
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter ad vincula
Church Address: Calle Iglesia, 1, 16541 Castillejo del Romeral, Cuenca, Spain -- Tel.: +34 969 22 07 61
Site Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in Tierras de Huete, E of Cuenca capital
Historical Region: La Alcarria Conquense
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Nieto Taberné (1994) and (2001) as a Romanesque baptismal font of well-executed manufacture. Noted and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca (2009) as a Romanesque baptismal font consisting of a hemispherical basin decorated with a rope moulding at the upper rim, and a band of thick zig-zag below; the sides and underbowl are decorated with an arcade of round arches on columns with capitals, with ribs inside the arches; there are foliage motifs in the spandrels of the arcade; raised on a modern circular base. This is a carefully executed work of regular proportions. There are some signs of damage at the upper rim of the basin.

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.14657, -2.497433
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 8′ 48″ N, 2° 29′ 51″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone?
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 19 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 76 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 115 cm [Enciclopedia has 112 cm]
Basin Depth: 34 cm
Basin Total Height: 51 cm
Height of Base: 36 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 87 cm
Notes on Measurements: Nieto Taberné (1994)

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood
Notes: flat wooden cover, it looks like plywood

REFERENCES

  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2009, p. 154, 173-174, 315
  • Nieto Taberné, Tomás, El Románico en Cuenca, Cuenca: Estudio Museo, 1994, p. 450
  • Nieto Taberné, Tomás, El Románico en Cuenca, León: Ediciones Lancia, 2001, p. 70