Guijosa
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B01: design element - motifs - rope moulding
INFORMATION
FontID: 07791GUI
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Country Name: Spain
Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha
Directions to Site: Located off the A-2, 6 km from Sigüenza
Font Location in Church: Inside the church at the W end, beneath the gallery
Century and Period: 16th century,
Church Notes: The church dates from the late 15th century
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
The Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009) notes a baptismal font in this church, not the original Romanesque font, but of a later date [“una adaptación de una época posterior”]: a round basin decorated with a roll moulding all around its middle, raised on a plain round pedestal base. [NB: we have no information on the font of the original church].
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2009