Montesquiu
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B02: design element - motifs - floral - 6-petal - in a hexagon - 2
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984?-
Image Source: Catalunya romanica (1984- vol. XXIV: 584)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
view of church exterior in context
Scene Description: the ruins of the castle and chapel
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Direcció General del Patrimoni Cultural de la Generalitat de Catalunya, 2016
Image Source: digital image in Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic. Direcció General del Patrimoni Cultural de la Generalitat de Catalunya [http://invarquit.cultura.gencat.cat/Cerca/Fitxa?index=0&consulta=&codi=1912] [accessed 6 April 2017]
Copyright Instructions: No known copyright restriction / Fair Dealing
view of font - plan
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984?-
Image Source: Catalunya romanica (1984- vol. XXIV: 584)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
design element - motifs - geometric
Scene Description: floral-like
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984?-
Image Source: Catalunya romanica (1984- vol. XXIV: 584)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08387MON
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (late?), Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: [originally from Sant Joan de Montesquiu, the chapel of Montesquiu castle]
Font Location in Church: [now in a private home in nearby Vallbona de les Monges]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John
Previous Font Location(s): originally from Sant Joan de Montisquiu, the chapel of Montesquiu castle
Church Notes: Montesquiu may have laid abandoned since the 16thC, when its inhabitants moved to populate nearby Vallbona; some of the stones of the old chapel went into the building of Vallbona's parish church
Church Address: 08585 Montesquiu, Osona, Lérida / Lleida, Spain
Site Location: Lérida / Lleida, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: The abandoned hamlet of Montesquiu is located 3 km SE of Vallbona de les Monges, off the local LV-2021, ESE of Lérida/Lleida, in the municipality of Osona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Lérida
Historical Region: Urgell
Additional Comments: damaged font: the upper rim is badly damaged; font now in a private residence
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XXIV: 584): tub-shaped cylindrical basin made of local sandstone and dated probably to the late 13th century; the font, originally from the church of Sant Joan, the chapel of the castle of Montesquiu, is now in a private residence in nearby Vallbona de les Monges. The basin has been much damaged around the upper rim area, of which most is now missing; the sides are ornamented with large motifs: a geometric rodette of crossing circles in a hexagon and, to either side of it, a six-petal floral motif.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 343038 4596590
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.505573, 1.119256
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 30′ 20.06″ N, 1° 7′ 9.32″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: tub-shaped, cylindrical
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 7 cm [calculated]
Diameter (inside rim): 34 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 48 cm*
Basin Depth: 23 cm*
Basin Total Height: 35 cm*
Notes on Measurements: Catalunya romànica (1984- , vol. XXIV: 584)
REFERENCES
- Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, Catalunya romànica, Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984-, vol. XXIV: 584