Vilanova de la Muga

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04860VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late), Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Església Parroquial de Santa Eulàlia de Vilanova de la Muga
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Eulalia of Mérida
Church Address: Plaça de l'Església, 10, 17492 Vilanova de la Muga, Girona, Spain
Site Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located about 7-8 km EEN of Figueres, on the GI-6021, half-way between Castello d'Empuries y Perelada
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Gerona
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1994- ) as a baptismal dated to the second half of the 12th century; it is hemispherical with extended almost vertical sides; the underbowl is ornamented with a blind arcade of round arches; the base is very short and narrow, a round pedestal with a moulding, and appears to be part of the same block; the wooden cover is of a much alter date. Noted in Badia-Homs (2007).

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 503298 4680866
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.28, 3.04
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 16′ 48″ N, 3° 2′ 24″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 135 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 102 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1994- , vol. IX: 624)

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no

REFERENCES

  • Catalunya romànica 11: L'Alt Empordà, Barcelona: Pòrtic, 2000, p. 116
  • Badia-Homs, Joan, "Les piques baptismals romàniques de l'Empordà", 21 (agost-setembre 2007), Taüll, 2007, pp. 7-9; p. 7
  • Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. IX: 624