Cornago

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 14641COR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century [base only] -- 16th century[basin only] -- [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de San Pedro de Cornago
Font Location in Church: Located on the N side of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: C. Cerrillo, 9, 26526 Cornago, La Rioja, Spain -- Tel.: +34 941 19 40 32
Site Location: Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the LR-283, 85 km SSE of Logroño capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
Additional Comments: composite font 12th and 16th centuries
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) and in the Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008): composite baptismal font made up of an octagonal basin of the 16th century raised on a round moulded stem and a lower base made up of a large roll moulding at the top, with spurs at 90-degree angles, and a square lower volume; the basin is plain except for thin fillet or moulting all around up the sides, and there is a metal staple left from the cover locking mechanism; the upper rim is much worn [the inside well of the basin appears to be octagonal].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 574919 4657452
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.065556, -2.094444
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 3′ 56″ N, 2° 5′ 40″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: octagonal?
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 95 cm* [maximum width]
Basin Total Height: 49 cm*
Height of Base: 45 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 94 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Sáenz Rodríguez (2004)]

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: 288
  • 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. 318