Silos / Santo Somingo de Silos
Image copyright © Josu Fernández Villaverde, 2015
Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 4 March 2015)
design element - motifs - geometric - trapezoid
Scene Description: notice the lower piece of the font, also cruciform, almost totally buried in the flooring
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Josu Fernández Villaverde, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken by Josu Fernández Villaverde
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 4 March 2015)
design element - motifs - moulding
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Josu Fernández Villaverde, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Josu Fernández Villaverde
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 4 March 2015)
design element - motifs - torus-scotia
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Josu Fernández Villaverde, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Josu Fernández Villaverde
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 4 March 2015)
symbol - shell
Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Josu Fernández Villaverde, 2015
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken by Josu Fernández Villaverde
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 4 March 2015)
view of church exterior - cloister
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital photograph taken 25 July 2005 by Juergen Kappenberg [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sto_Dom_de_Sil-0.JPG] [accessed 7 March 2015]
Copyright Instructions: Released by its author into the public domain
view of church exterior - cloister - detail
Scene Description: one of the many figural cloister capitals by the Silos' master
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital photograph taken 25 July 2005 by Juergen Kappenberg [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sto_Dom_de_Sil-8.JPG] [accessed 7 March 2015]
Copyright Instructions: Released by its author into the public domain
view of church exterior - cloister - detail
Scene Description: an angle pillar in the Silos cloister
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital photograph taken 25 July 2005 by Juergen Kappenberg [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sto_Dom_de_Sil-11JPG] [accessed 7 March 2015]
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view of church exterior - detail
Scene Description: the west portal of the monastery
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jose Luis Filpo Cabana, 2013
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 13 November 2013 by Jose Luis Filpo Cabana [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monasterio_de_Santo_Domingo_de_Silos_(Burgos)._Entrada.jpg] [accessed 7 March 2015]
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view of church exterior in context
Scene Description: the monastery complex
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jose Luis Filpo Cabana, 2013
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 13 November 2013 by Jose Luis Filpo Cabana [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monasterio_Santo_Domingo_de_Silos.jpg] [accessed 7 March 2015]
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
Scene Description: Source caption: "Iglesia de San Sebastián. El abad P. Baltasar Díaz decide sustituir la iglesia románica (ca. 1100), levantada sobre otra visigoda, por parte del edificio en mal estado, su oscuridad, distintos niveles y consejo del arquitecto Ventura Rodríguez. El 21 de octubre de 1751 se coloca la primera piedra, según trazas de Ventura Rodríguez y Antonio Machuca y Vargas (1752-1761), planos que serían modificados, principalmente por dificultades económicas. Se terminó en 1792, aunque definitivamente sería el 20 Octubre 1816. Una obra del último barroco con formas del clasicismo herreriano, discutida por el maravilloso espacio románico que la acompaña."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jose Luis Filpo Cabana, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 13 November 2013 by Jose Luis Filpo Cabana [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monasterio_Santo_Domingo_de_Silos._Iglesia.jpg] [accessed 7 March 2015]
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view of church interior - plan
Scene Description: Source caption: "Planta del primitivo monasterio de Santo domingo de silos, tal como sería en el siglo XII. Actualmente la iglesia románica ha desaparecido, sustituida por otra más modernas, así como otras estancias que rodean el claustro"
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Image Source: plan by José-Manuel Benito [Locutus Borg], January 2006 [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santo_Domingo_de_Silos.png] [accessed 7 March 2015]
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view of font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Josu Fernández Villaverde, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Josu Fernández Villaverde
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 4 March 2015)
view of font and cover in context
Scene Description: the reddish band and "13500 UB" notation are part of the author's explanation on the location of the font: "Dentro de la iglesia nos encontramos con un vórtice de 13500 UB. Se halla en lo que en la actualidad es la entrada principal de la misma; sobre él descansa una pila bautismal románica (que además sirve de pila para el agua bendita). Resulta extraño para todo aquel que accede por primera vez a la iglesia encontrar en su interior junto al portón, la pila bautismal; no es común situarla en este lugar, he visitado infinidad de templos y nunca antes me encontré la pila en esta ubicación. ¿Es señal de que hubo en su momento entre los monjes alguno con sensibilidad radiestésica?"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Epifanio Alcañiz, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph by Epifanio Alcañiz [www.radiestesiaysalud.com/monasterio_de_silos.htm] [accessed 7 March 2015]
Copyright Instructions: No known copyright restriction – Fair Dealing