Miedes de Atienza

INFORMATION

FontID: 16174MIE

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de la Natividad

Church Patron Saints: The Nativity

Country Name: Spain

Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha

Directions to Site: Located off the GU-145, 15 km from Atienza

Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]

Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque

Font Notes: Click to view

Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009) remarks on the similarity of the fonts at Almiruete, Bustares, Olmeda de Cobeta, Ujedos, and the later font at Miedes de Atienza, but the entry for Miedes does not record a font in the church.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: round

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