Abanades No. 2 / Abánades
Results: 2 records
B01: design element - architectural - arch-head - round
B02: design element - patterns - ribbed
INFORMATION
FontID: 16099ABA
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Church Location: 19432 Abánades, Guadalajara, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha
Directions to Site: Located on the GU-928, 30 km from Sigüenza, 80 from Guadalajara capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Guadalajara
Historical Region: Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo
Font Location in Church: By the entrance
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Noted and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009). Holy-water stoup decorated with ribs inscribed in round arches. This same source suggests it is of the same date and probably by the carver who executed the font [cf. Index entry for Abánades No. 1 for a font of the same period in this church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 543475 4527106
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
REFERENCES
Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2009