Cardenajimeno / Cadeñajimeno

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R01: design element - motifs - rope moulding - 2

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 14825CAR
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de la Natividad de Nuestra Señora
Church Patron Saints: The Nativity of St. Mary
Country Name: Spain
Location: Burgos, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located 6-7 km E of Burgos capital, near Fuentes Blancas
Font Location in Church: Inside the church [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Described and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla y León (2002- ) as a baptismal font consisting of a hemispherical basin that is plain except for a very worn double-rope moulding at the upper rim; raised on a short and plain cylindrical base. The Enciclopedia… (ibid.) informs that this 12th- 13th-century font used to be at the west end of the nave but was moved to an alcove on the north side of the nave.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 94 cm*
Basin Total Height: 59 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla y León (2002- )]

REFERENCES

Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla y León, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2002-