Zarzuela de Jadraque / Zarzuela de las Ollas

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16089ZAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: a similar font in the Iglesia de San Gil in Atienza
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Clemente, Zarzuela de Jadraque
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery, at the W end
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Clement
Church Address: 19237 Zarzuela de Jadraque, Guadalajara, Spain
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the GU-161, W of the CM-1001, 25-30 km SW of Atienza
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Sigüenza-Guadalajara
Font Notes:
Noted in Pérez Arribas; Romanesque baptismal font made of limestone and decorated with ribbed pattern topped with little-ball motifs; at the upper side a band of nail-head or dog-tooth [Pérez Arribas uses "puntas de diamante" to describe this motif]; the roughly hemispherical basin is raised on a quadrangular base with fluted pattern.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 496429 4546467
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.069444, -3.0425
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 4′ 10″ N, 3° 2′ 33″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 120 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 90 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Pérez Arribas]

REFERENCES

  • Pérez Arribas, Andrés, "Las estrellas de mar, ornamentación usual en el románico de Guadalajara", [s.d.], pp. 225-253; p. 251 / [http2.uclm.es/biblioteca/CECLM/ARTREVISTAS/Wad/Wad27_perezestrellas.pdf] [accessed 1 March 2010]