Valencia No. 1
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Results: 14 records
B01: view of basin
Scene Description: front side
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B02: symbol - shield - coat of arms
![cardinal's coat of arms with inscription [cf. Inscription area]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/VAL0105939_compressed.png)
Scene Description: cardinal's coat of arms with inscription [cf. Inscription area]
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LID01: view of font cover
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LID02: symbol - papal
Scene Description: on the cover of the main basin
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view of font
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view of font
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view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jordi Gimeno, 2005
Image Source: Digital photograph taken by Jordi Gimeno in 2005 [courtesy of Montserrat Estela]
Copyright Instructions: Photograph and Permission received (email of 22 February 2005)
view of church interior - detail
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view of church interior - detail
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view of church interior - detail
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view of font cover
Scene Description: main cover
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view of font - auxiliary basin and cover
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view of font - auxiliary basin
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view of font in context
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 05124VAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2001-07-13
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Catedral de Valencia / Iglesia Catedral-Basílica Metropolitana de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora de Valencia / Església Catedral-Basílica Metropolitana de l'Assumpció de la Mare de Déu de València
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Pl. de l'Almoina, s/n, Ciutat Vella, 46003 València, Valencia, Spain
Site Location: Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana / Comunitat Valenciana, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the historical centre of the city, near the city hall
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Valencia
Font Notes:
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On-site notes: the baptismal font at the cathedral church of Valencia has a large octagonal basin semi-embeded in the west wall, the recess ornamented like the inside, a huge pilgrim shell; it has a rounded underbowl and is raised on a plain short round pedestal. The basin has an addition on its left, a small stoup-like vessel with a rounded inside well and its own drain and cover; the cover matches the leather-covered one of the main basin, studded with brass and with a papal tiara sketched in the centre. [NB: at the time of our visit -July 2001- the font was locked and the warden was away]. [We are grateful to Jordi Gimeno, of www.romanicat.net, for his photograph of this font]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30S 725788 4372872
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 39.475833, -0.375
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 39° 28′ 33″ N, 0° 22′ 30″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage System: two drainage systems
Drainage Notes: the small basin has its own drain hole
Rim Thickness: 15-17 cm
Basin Total Height: 63 cm
Height of Base: 37 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 108 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI [internal measurements of the main basin could not be taken at the time of our visit] -- measurements of the auxiliary basin: rim=5.5 cm / in-diameter=34 cm / out-diameter=44-45 cm / depth of basin well=15 cm / basin height=22 cm
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: On the shield that adorns the front side of the basin
Inscription Text: "GLORIA ET HONOR ET PAX OMNI OPER[??] [??]TI BON[??]"
Inscription Source: On-site
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood, metal and leather
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]