Novela nr. Santiso, Santa Maria de Novela
INFORMATION
Font ID: 06118NOV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Igrexa / Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Maria de Novela
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: 12thC church; modified 19thC
Church Address: 15808. Población Santiso, Coruña, Spain
Site Location: Coruña, Galicia, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality and 2-3 km N of Santiso, about 30 km E of Santiago de Compostela
Font Notes:
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Described in Carrillo Lista (1997: 118) as an old baptismal font consisting of two blocks of granite: basin and base; both are plain.
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 577136 4747317
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.874555, -8.05556
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 52′ 28.4″ N, 8° 3′ 20.02″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted?
Basin Interior Shape: round?
Basin Exterior Shape: round?
REFERENCES
- Carrillo Lista, María del Pilar, El arte románico en Terra de Melide, A Coruña: Diputación Provincial de A Coruña, 1997, p. 118