Albadalejo del Cuende

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02412ALB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: 16111 Albaladejo del Cuende, Cuenca, Spain
Site Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located near the Rio Albadalejo, S of the town of Cuenca
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Nieto Taberné (1994: 450) and (2001: 40) as a Romanesque baptismal font with elegant Cistercian-like ornamentation; the upper rim has a rope moulding; the upper basin side has a band of low-relief round arches and the underbowl has a ribbed pattern resembling slightly pointed arches. The base is a cylindrical pedestal.

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 39.8081, -2.2302
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 39° 48′ 29.16″ N, 2° 13′ 48.72″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 14 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 68 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 96 cm
Basin Depth: 32 cm
Basin Total Height: 54 cm
Height of Base: 59 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 113 cm
Notes on Measurements: Nieto Taberné (1994: 450)

REFERENCES

  • 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. 40