Vindel

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 16986VIN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century [basin only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción / Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción o de Santiago Apóstol, Vindel
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, beneath the gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary [or St. James]
Church Address: C. Real, 26, 16812 Vindel, Cuenca, Spain
Site Location: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the CM-2015, W of the CM-2108, near the provincial border with Guadalajara, 77 km NNW of Cuenca capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Cuenca
Additional Comments: altered font: later-date base
Font Notes:
Noted and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca (2009) as a baptismal font made of limestone and dated to the 13th century. The font consists of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with a moulding at the upper rim, and a ribbed pattern below, with round arch-heads incised at the top of the ribs; the later-date pedestal base is round-to-square with a ring moulding.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 552188 4492687
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.583333, -2.383333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 35′ 0″ N, 2° 23′ 0″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining

REFERENCES

  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Cuenca, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2009, p. 363, 364