Reveche, Ermita del Cristo, nr. Gumiel de Hizan

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B01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches

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view of church exterior - portal

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 14289REV
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Ermita del Cristo de Reveche
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end, by the stairs leading to the gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): Jesus Christ
Church Address: Diseminado Diseminados, 1, 09370 Gumiel de Izán, Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located E of the E-5, 4 km N of Gumiel de Izan, in an abandoned hamlet
Additional Comments: there is a good and well-documented article on the Ermita in http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermita_de_Reveche [accessed 27 February 2009]
Font Notes:
Noted in Valle Barreda (2009). A large font of the type common in this area, consisting of a hemispherical basin with shallow blind arcade of round arches all around; raised on a plain tuncated-cone pedestal base; on a large plinth that appears original. The font is located in the back of the nave, half-built into the stairs that lead to the gallery.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 442911 4628381
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.805239, -3.687241
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 48′ 18.86″ N, 3° 41′ 14.07″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Valle Barreda, César del, Todo el románico de Burgos, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, 2009, p. 534