Jalon de Cameros / Jalón de Cameros

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 09032JAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century? [basin only] [composite font], Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Sierra de Cameros workshop
Cognate Fonts: of similar design to the one at nearby Cabezón de Cameros; somewhat related font at Almarza de Cameros
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Miguel
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the presbitery, at the E end [formerly at the W end of the nave]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: 26134 Jalón de Cameros, Logroño, Soain
Site Location: Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located on the LR-250, 40 km S of Logroño capital
Historical Region: Comarca del Camero Viejo
Additional Comments: moved font: from W end to E end
Font Notes:
Described in López de Silanes Valgañón (2000) as a Romanesque baptismal font of the 12th century, the hemispheric basin decorated with a blind arcade of round arches. Noted and illustrated in Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) as a baptismal font of the Romanesque period from the Sierra de Cameros workshop. Described and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008) as a genuine 12th-century product of the Sierra de Cameros workshop; the basin is between hemispheric and tub-based, the sides decorated with an arcade of nineteen round arches and a potent cross inscribed in a circle; lower down it has a band of circles all around; the broad base has a prominent moulding at the top, and, on the sides lower down, a human figure with raised arms and seven ball motifs, recalling thus the decoration on the base of the font at Almarza de Cameros, probably of the same workshop. The upper rim of the basin has two metal staples from an old cover locking mechanism.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 542230 4674114

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: tub-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 73 cm*
Basin Total Height: 40 cm*
Height of Base: 23 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 63 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) and Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008)]

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en la Rioja, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2008, vol. 1: 345
  • López de Silanes Valgañón, F. J. Ignacio, Rutas románicas en La Rioja, Madrid: Encuentro, 2000, p. 170
  • Sáenz Rodríguez, Minerva, "Las pilas bautismales del arte románico en la Rioja", Arte medieval en la Rioja: prerrománico y románico. VIII Jornadas de arte y patrimonio regional, Logroño: Instituto de Estudios Riojanos, 2004, p. 240-241, 296