Olmeda del Extremo

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16138OLM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Olmeda del Extremo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in an alcove at the W end, beneath the gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: C. Real O, 1, 19413 Olmeda del Extremo, Guadalajara, Spain
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CM-2011, 50 km E of 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 baptismal font in the Romanesque style of the region but most likely made in the 16th century. It consists of a roughly hemispherical basin with a roll moulding at the upper rim, with a row of round arch-heads over a broad ribbed pattern; raised on a squat truncated-cone base decorated with a roll moulding at its upper end.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 511043 4512185
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.760556, -2.869167
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 45′ 38″ N, 2° 52′ 9″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

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. 2: 589