Cuezva / Cuebze / Cuezna / Tuezua

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 14845CUE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Saturnino, Cuezva
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Saturninus
Church Address: Diseminado Cuezva, 10, 09211, Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the N-232, in the municipality of Valle de Tobalina, 1 km W of Garoña, 40 km of Villarcayo, 81 of Burgos capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Historical Region: Las Merindades
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla y León (2002- ) as a crude baptismal font of the early Gothic period; it consists of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with broad ribs, raised on a short polygonal base: "sencilla pila bautismal de copa semiesférica exteriormente gallonada (105 cm de diámetro × 44 cm de altura), alzada sobre tenante poligonal de 28 cm de alto."

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 480867 4734349
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.761427, -3.233832
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 45′ 41.14″ N, 3° 14′ 1.79″ 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): 105 cm*
Basin Total Height: 44 cm*
Height of Base: 28 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 72 cm [calculated]
Notes on Measurements: * Enciclopedia del románico [cf. FontNotes]

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-, vol. 13: 1724-1725
  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.