Cuellar No. 1 / Cuéllar

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design element - motifs - scroll

Scene Description: all around the upper side of the basin

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design element - motifs - varied

Scene Description: a number of motifs and patterns resembling hearts, etc., shaping the ribbed pattern

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design element - patterns - ribbed

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view of church exterior - southwest end

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view of church exterior in context - southeast view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Churches of Santa María de La Cuesta (right) and San Salvador (left) in Cuéllar (Segovia, Spain)."

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

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view of font

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INFORMATION

FontID: 07175CUE
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de Santa María de la Cuesta
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Plaza Cuesta, 6Z, 40200 Cuéllar, Segovia, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Segovia, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located off the A-601, 50 km from Valladolid, 60 from Segovia capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Segovia
Historical Region: Tierra de Pinares
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th - 15th century, Gothic
Church Notes: documented 12thC, perhaps of the Knights Templar; present 'mudéjar' church of the 13thC
Noted and illustrated by Quique Segura in Amigos del Romanico [after Enciclopedia del Románico en Castilla y León. Segovia Vol I, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2007, Pag. 606-612] [www.amigosdelromanico.org/inventario/fichas/espana/segovia/cuellar_santamariadelacuesta.html] [accessed 15 July 2016]: "La Enciclopedia del Románico considera que la pila bautismal tiene traza románica, aunque hay que mencionar que la cartela informativa la sitúa en el siglo XV. En cualquier caso se trata de un ejemplar bastante original. La copa tiene 126cm de diámetro, 60cm de altura y se decora con gallones arriñonados y una cenefa que muestra unos motivos similares a los gallones."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 41.397356, -4.314467
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 41° 23′ 50.48″ N, 4° 18′ 52.08″ W
UTM: 30T 390117 4583702

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 126 cm*
Basin Total Height: 60 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Enciclopedia del Románico en Castilla y León. Segovia vol I, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2007, Pag. 606-612]