Aulina / Sant Ponç d'Aulina
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 08164AUL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: Fonts at Mare de Déu dels Arcs, at Santa Pau as well as a font in the Museu F. Marès of Barcelona
Church / Chapel Name: Església de Sant Ponç d'Aulina
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, built into one of the walls
Church Address: 17813, Girona, Spain
Site Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off te N-260, in the municipality of La Val de Bianya, about 15 km NW off Olot
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Gerona
Historical Region: Alta Garrotxa
Additional Comments: damaged font
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. IV: 395): baptismal font of the Romanesque period contemporary with other elements of this church; the monolithic font is roughly rectangular in shape, the lower end slightly narrower; the only ornamentation is a rope moulding all around about half way down its side [the font is encased into a wall, which does not permit to see the other sides]; the upper front side is broken at the place where the lock for the cover would be placed. Noted in the Amics de Besalú I el seu contat's Circular no. 4 (desembre 2002) [http://www.amicsdebesalu.cat/amicsdebesalu/recursos/recursos/circular_n_4.pdf] [accessed 26 May 2009] as a rectangular font.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 446960 4676246
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.2366, 2.357173
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 14′ 11.76″ N, 2° 21′ 25.82″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: rectangular, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
Basin Total Height: 55 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 55 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 56 x 95 cm
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. IV: 395)
LID INFORMATION
Notes: evidence of a lock for the cover on the front side
REFERENCES
- Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. IV: 395