Viana de Mondejar / Viana de Mondéjar

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02633VIA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 15th century / 18th century, Medieval? / Modern?
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción [de la Zarza in Ruiz Montejo]]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the C-2115, just NE of La Puerta.
Font Notes:
Described in Ruiz Montejo (1992) as probably medieval. But Nieto Taberné (2000) suggests a date in the 18th century. Tthe Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009) quotes both these authors but does not propose a dating of the font. Baptismal font; ribbed basin has incised circles between the tops of the ribs.

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 38′ 59.57″ N, 2° 33′ 43.4″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: unknown
Basin Exterior Shape: Unknown

REFERENCES

  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2009, vol. 2: 885
  • Nieto Taberné, Tomás, El Románico en Guadalajara, León: Ediciones Lancia, 2000
  • Ruiz Montejo, Inés, Herencia del románico en Guadalajara, Ciudad Real: Servicio de Publicaciones, Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, 1992, p. 371