Tossa de Montbui No. 1
Image copyright © Merçé Rota Serra, 2020
Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 14 July 2020)
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view of font
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 13 July 2020 by Merce Roca Serra
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view of font
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 13 July 2020 by Merce Roca Serra
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design element - motifs - sawtooth or zigzag - double
Scene Description: all around
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view of church exterior - southeast view
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view of church exterior - south portal
Scene Description: and the belfry, both 167C(?)
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view of church exterior - southwest end
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view of church exterior - northeast view
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view of church exterior - south view - detail
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 13 July 2020 by Merce Roca Serra
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view of church exterior in context - east view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Merçé Rota Serra, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph taken 13 July 2020 by Merce Roca Serra
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 14 July 2020)
view of church interior - looking east
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view of church interior - aisle
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Merçé Rota Serra, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph taken 13 July 2020 by Merce Roca Serra
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 14 July 2020)
view of church interior - looking east
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Merçé Rota Serra, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph taken 13 July 2020 by Merce Roca Serra
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 14 July 2020)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 22802TOS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Santa Maria de la Tossa de Montbui / / Església de Santa Maria de Gràcia
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: pre-Romanesque church of the late-10thC [987?]; modified ca. 1032; 16thC portal; served as parish church until 1614; restored 1954
Church Address: La Tossa de Montbui, 08710 Santa Margarida de Montbui, Barcelona, Spain
Site Location: Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the C-37, in the municipality and just 1 km W of Santa Margarida de Montbui, about 5 km WSW of Igualada, 40-50 km NW of Barcelona capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Barcelona
Historical Region: Conca d'Òdena, Comarca de l'Anoia
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of stone, consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with a double zig-zag or saw-tooth band all around the basin sides, below the upper rim; the rest is plain, including the short cylindrical base. No cover present.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Merce Roca Serra for her photographs of this church and font
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 381591 4601899
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.56, 1.58
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 33′ 36″ N, 1° 34′ 48″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining