Pajaroncillo

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02438PAJ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
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: Calle Sta. Barbara, 66, 16390 Pajaroncillo, Cuenca, Spain
Site Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 52 km from Cuenca capital
Font Notes:
Noted in Nieto Taberné (1994). The Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca (2009) refers to Nieto Taberné’s comparison to the fonts at Arandilla del Arroyo, Bonilla, Hontecillas and Pajaroncillo, probably in reference to the ribbed pattern and upper rim moulding.

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 39.94625, -1.734292
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 39° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 44′ 3″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 10 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 67 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 88 cm
Basin Depth: 26 cm
Basin Total Height: 53 cm
Height of Base: 35 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 88 cm
Notes on Measurements: Nieto Taberne, 1994, p. 452

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. 132
  • Nieto Taberné, Tomás, El Románico en Cuenca, Cuenca: Estudio Museo, 1994, p. 452