Planoles
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Montserrat Estela, 2005
Image Source: Digital image from Montserrat Estela, 2005
Copyright Instructions: Image and Permission received (email of 21 April 2005
INFORMATION
FontID: 10829PLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Església de Sant Vicenç
Church Patron Saints: St. Vincent
Country Name: Spain
Location: Gerona / Girona, Cataluña / Catalunya
Directions to Site: Located on the N152, just W of Ribes, about 50 km ESE of Puigcerda
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font probably of the mid-12th century consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin mounted directly on a cylindrical lower base or plinth; the basin appears totally plain; the lower base may be of a later date. [We are grateful to Montserrat Estela, of Barcelona, Spain, for the photograph of this font]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round