Campillos Paravientos
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09825CAM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción en Campillos Paravientos
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: C. Castillo, 13, 16311 Campillos-Paravientos, Cuenca, Spain -- Tel.: +34 969 35 51 01
Site Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CM-215, just E of the N420, about 65 km E of Cuenca capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Cuenca
Historical Region: Serranía Baja
Font Notes:
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Described in Nieto Taberné (2001) as a baptismal font of the Romanesque period consisting of a plain basin raisen on a torus-shaped pedestal and a square lower base.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30S 624119 4425817
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 39.973407, -1.546522
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 39° 58′ 24.26″ N, 1° 32′ 47.48″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Nieto Taberné, Tomás, El Románico en Cuenca, León: Ediciones Lancia, 2001