Pal No. 2

INFORMATION

FontID: 02604PAL
Church/Chapel: Església de Sant Climent / Sant Climent de Pal
Church Patron Saints: St. Clement
Church Location: Sant Climent de Pal, Pal, La Massana - AD400 Tel.(+376) 835 693
Country Name: Andorra
Location: La Maçana / La Macana / La Massana, Andorra
Directions to Site: Pal is near La Massana, NNW of Andorra la Velha
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Urgel
Font Location in Church: In the sacristy
Century and Period: 12th century (late?), Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: oil font? / pica d'oli?
Cognate Fonts: See other such in the Vall d'Aran, etc.
Described in Catalunya romànica (1984- ) and in Mestre i Godes (1999): monolithic granit font believed to be an 'oil font' ["pica d'oli"], of the type common in the Vall d'Aran area [cf. Index entries for Vielha, Cap d'Aran, Unha, etc.]. This one is found in the sacristy, partially built into the wall; the basin is round and has a wooden cover; it is raised on a short base. This same source (ibid.) dates to the second half of the 12th century. [cf. Index entry for Pal No. 1 for another Romanesque font, used for baptisms, in this church]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.54598, 1.47519
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 32′ 45.53″ N, 1° 28′ 30.68″ E
UTM: 31T 374803 4711525

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 88 cm
Basin Total Height: 43 cm
Height of Base: 17 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 60 cm [calculated]
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. VI: 494)

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern?
Material: wood,
Apparatus: no
Notes: a very crude covering made of three planks of wood held together with iron plates

REFERENCES

Catalunya romànica 4: l'Alt Urgell, Andorra, Barcelona: Pòrtic, 1999
Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-
Mestre i Godes, Jesús, Viatge al romànic català: les valls pirenenques, Barcelona: RACC Club-Edicions 62, 1999