Terraza
INFORMATION
Font ID: 16184TER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Andrés, Terraza
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in an alcove on the N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Address: C. Real Lebrancon, 10, 19392 Terraza, Guadalajara, Spain
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the GU-960, S of the N-211, 7-8 km WSW of Molina de Aragón
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Sigüenza-Guadalajara
Font Notes:
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Noted and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009), with reference to Herrera Casado, as a medieval stone baptismal font with a plain hemispherical basin and a flat and plain modern wooden cover. [cf. Index entry for Cañizares for a second font located now in this church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 588720 4519622
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.822825, -1.947908
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 49′ 22.17″ N, 1° 56′ 52.47″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric
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: 823