Romanones

INFORMATION

FontID: 16156ROM
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Country Name: Spain
Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha
Directions to Site: Located off the GU-932, NW of Tendilla, 25 km from Guadalajara capital
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, beneath the stairs to the gallery [moved -- cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century [basin only], Medieval [composite]
Noted and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009) as a Romanesque baptismal font made of limestone, of which only the hemispherical basin is original, the squat base a later replacement; there is a band of arch-heads framing the top of a ribbed pattern of broad ribs; the round-to-square base is modern. The incised upper rim is not typical of the design, and may be a later addition or modification. The Enciclopedia… (ibid.) notes that this font, now located at the west end of the nave, beneath the gallery stairs, was moved there from its earlier position in one of the chapels of the south side.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 100 cm*
Basin Total Height: 80 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009)]