Anguita

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16106ANG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in an alcove at the W end, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: C. de la Hoz, 20, 22, 19283 Anguita, Guadalajara, Spain -- Tel.: +34 949 30 44 01
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A2, 86 km from Guadalajara capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Sigüenza-Guadalajara
Font Notes:
Noted and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009), as a font of the 13th century consisting of a cylindrical basin decorated with a arcade of round arches on columns with capitals and bases; some of the arches contain a Greek cross, others are blank; ribbed pattern on the underbowl, replicated on the piping pattern on the cylindrical stem; rests directly on the ground. This same source points out the similarity of the stem of this font with others of the region, especially the ones on the fonts of the churches of San Bartolomé and San Gil, both in Atienza. The Enciclopedia… notes also the fonts at Las Inviernas and Villaseca de Henares as cognates.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 553080 4541817
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.025833, -2.368611
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 1′ 33″ N, 2° 22′ 7″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 110 cm*
Basin Total Height: 47 cm [calculated]
Height of Base: 42 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 89 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009)]

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, vol. 1: 162; vol. 2: 516