San Roman de Cameros / San Román de Cameros

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 14686ROM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Sierra de Cameros workshop? [derivative, variant or late imitation]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, San Román de Cameros
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery, N side of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: C. Manuel García Herreros, 5, 26133 San Román de Cameros, La Rioja, Spain
Site Location: Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the LR-250, about 20 km S of Logroño capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
Additional Comments: altered font: the lower base and repairs
Font Notes:
Noted and illustrated in Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) as a baptismal font of the 13th century, a late imitation or derivative font of the Sierra de Cameros workshop. Described and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008) as a late product of the Sierra de Cameros workshop, probably of the 13th century; it consists of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with an incised zigzag motif at the upper rim surface, and a Latin potent cross on one of the sides; it is raised on a plain cylindrical stem, and a plain cylindrical lower base that is modern. It is a crude work.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 543413 4675694
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.232222, -2.473889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 13′ 56″ N, 2° 28′ 26″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 84 cm*
Basin Total Height: 37 cm*
Height of Base: 43 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 80 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) and Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008)]

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, p. 649-650
  • 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. 244, 296