Vilajoan

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BBU01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches

Scene Description: without supports

INFORMATION

FontID: 08134VIL
Church/Chapel: Església de Santa Maria de Vilajoan
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Garrigàs, about 5 km S of that town, in the southern area of the Alt Empordà
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave
Century and Period: 12th century (late), Romanesque
Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. IX: 495) as a cylindrical holy-water stoup probably dated to the second half of the 12th century; it has a decoratuion typical of the fonts of this area, a blind arcade of round arches without support around the upper basin side; there is some damage at the upper rim where the missing part has been filled with cement; it stands on a conical base.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 6 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 27 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 39 cm
Basin Total Height: 36 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. IX: 495)

REFERENCES

Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-