Cizur Menor
Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2003
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B01: design element - patterns - ribbed
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2003
Image Source: Javier Torrens for BSI
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view of basin - interior
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2003
Image Source: Javier Torrens for BSI
Copyright Instructions: Permission received
view of font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2003
Image Source: Javier Torrens for BSI
Copyright Instructions: Permission received
INFORMATION
FontID: 08175CIZ
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Emeterio y San Celedonio
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the Cendea de Cizur, municipality of the same name, 4.5 km SE of Pamplona
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Cognate Fonts: The basin is similar to the one at Ballariain, also in Navarra, but does not have a rope moulding at the upper side
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Javier Torrens, of Pamplona, Spain, for his images of this font
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-): medieval baptismal font; the hemispherical basin has ribbed pattern all around the outer surface; it is raised on a modern base. The font does not have a cover now but the upper rim of the basin shows the damage caused by the removal of the iron staples of the old one. Noted and ilustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008)
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 115 cm*
Basin Total Height: 55 cm*
Height of Central Column: 30 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 85 cm [calculated]
Notes on Measurements: * [measuremenmts a/p the Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008)]
LID INFORMATION
Notes: [cf. Font notes]
REFERENCES
Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2008
García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?]