Vilajoan
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BBU01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches
Scene Description: without supports
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08134VIL
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late), Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Església de Santa Maria de Vilajoan / Santa Magdalena de Vilajoan
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin / St. Mary Magdalene
Church Notes: church documented 11thC
Church Address: Carrer Dalt de Vilajoan, 1, 17773 Vilajoan, Girona, Spain
Site Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the E-15, in the municipality of Garrigàs, about 5 km S of that town, in the southern area of the Alt Empordà
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Gerona
Historical Region: Alto Ampurdán / Alt Empordà
Font Notes:
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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.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 494218 4668654
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.17, 2.93
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 10′ 12″ N, 2° 55′ 48″ E
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-, vol. IX: 495