Palazuelos

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INFORMATION
FontID: 16143PAL
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Country Name: Spain
Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha
Directions to Site: Located near Sigüenza, 70 km from Guadalajara capital
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, beneath the gallery
Century and Period: 16th century, Renaissance
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Noted in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009) as a Renaissance baptismal font probably of the 16th century consisting of a round basin decorated with horizontal mouldings, raised on a tall square pedestal base. [NB: we have no information on the baptismal font of the original Romanesque church]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: round (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