Valdecabras

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02417VAL
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: 16146 Valdecabras, Cuenca, Spain
Site Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located at the foot of the Sierra de Valdecabras, to the north of the town of Cuenca
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Nieto Taberné (1994: 450) and (2001: 38) as a hemispheric Romanesque baptismal font resting directly on the ground; there is a bulging roll moulding at the upper rim and a smaller one at the base of the underbowl, with several thick vertical mouldings joining the two [Nieto T. describes them as ribs]. It is a rather crude and irregular work. There are signs of damage on the basin sides and at the upper rim.

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.15922, -2.035311
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 9′ 33″ N, 2° 2′ 7″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cauldron-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 9 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 79 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 97 cm
Basin Depth: 46 cm
Basin Total Height: 56 cm
Height of Base: 8 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 64 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. 38