Castello de Farfanya / Castellò de Farfanya
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view of basin - interior
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Image Source: Montserrat Estela [www.romanicat.net]
Copyright Instructions: Image and Permission received (e-mail 31/3/2003)
INFORMATION
FontID: 07755CAS
Church/Chapel: Església Parroquial de Sant Miquel
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael
Country Name: Spain
Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located on the 148, 8 km W of Balaguer, 30-35 km NE of Lerida/Lleida capital, in La Noguera region
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th century, Gothic
Cognate Fonts: Somewhat similar to the font at Castrillo de Solarana (Burgos prov., Spain) according to Bilbao (1996)
Church Notes: The church is described in Mehling (1985: 91) as 14th-century
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described in Bilbao (1996: 103 fn113) as a baptismal font ornamented in the shape of a flower, somewhat similar to the font at Castrillo de Solarana, in the province of Burgos [cf. Index entry]. Perhaps it would more appropriate to describe the shape and ornamentation of this font as that of an artichoke [NB: the "artichoke" effect of the decoration on this font is very reminiscent of the one at Sos del Rey Católico [cf. Index entry] in nearby Aragón], since the "leaves" or scales are so thick and deeply carved; the basin is however in the general shape of a flower with two levels or rows of petal ornamentation; the inside of the basin well is petterned with conceve ribbing. The basin stands on a short octagonal pedestal and a wide circular plinth [We are grateful to Montserrat Estela, of Barcelona, Spain, for the images of this font]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: goblet-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round (concave ribs)
Basin Exterior Shape: multi-lobed (round)
REFERENCES
Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Iconografía de las pilas bautismales del románico castellano: Burgos y Palencia, Burgos: Editorial La Olmeda, S.L., 1996