Villalba de la Sierra

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02413VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de la Natividad de Nuestra Señora
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, opposite the entranceway
Church Patron Saint(s): The Nativity of St. Mary
Church Address: Calle Iglesia, 16140 Villalba de la Sierra, Cuenca, Spain -- Tel.: +34 969 28 10 22
Site Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CM-2105, 24 km N of Cuenca capital
Font Notes:
Described in Nieto Taberné (1994: 450) and (2001: 38) as a magnificent example of the type of Romanesque baptismal font found in the province; the basin has a wide braid motif below the rope moulded rim; farther down the side is a blind arcade of double arches resting on columns which continue all the way down to the bottom moulding; there are foliage motifs in the spandrels of the arcade; the cylindrical pedestal base is ornamented with nail-head (?). Noted and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca (2009), which mentions similarities with the fonts at Cañamares, La Frontera and Zarzuela de la Sierra. There is some damage to the upper rim and sides; the squat base is very worn.

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.235428, -2.0894792
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 14′ 7.54″ N, 2° 5′ 22.13″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 19 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 84 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 122 cm
Basin Depth: 34 cm
Basin Total Height: 68 cm
Height of Base: 24 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 92 cm
Notes on Measurements: Nieto Taberné (1994: 450)

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. 156, 339-340, 368
  • 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. 38