Berlangas de Roa No. 2 / Berlanguillas

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Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020

Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 9 December 2020)

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view of font - upper view

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Image Source: digital photograph taken by Pedro Lozano Huerta
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view of font

Scene Description: the carving is a crude irregular work; notice the damage to the upper left corner;
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Image Source: digital photograph taken by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 9 December 2020)

view of font

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Image Source: digital photograph taken by Pedro Lozano Huerta
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view of basin - interior

Scene Description: is the central drain blocked?
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Image Source: digital photograph taken by Pedro Lozano Huerta
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design element - patterns - ribbed

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view of church exterior - north portal

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view of church exterior - northwest view

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Image Source: digital photograph taken by Pedro Lozano Huerta
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view of church exterior in context - west view

Scene Description: the west end was modified, with a new belfry added in the 20thC
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view of font in context

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Image Source: digital photograph taken by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 9 December 2020)

view of church interior - baptistery

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pedro Lozano Huerta, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Pedro Lozano Huerta
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 9 December 2020)

view of base

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Image Source: digital photograph taken by Pedro Lozano Huerta
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 23036BER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Ermita de la Virgen de los Huertos [aka Nuestra Señora de los Huertos]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in a N chapel used as baptistery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: 12thC rural church; modified and belfry added 20thC
Church Address: Calle la Ermita / BU-121, 40, 09316 Berlangas de Roa, Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the BU-120 and BU-121 crossroads, 4 km ESE of Roa, about 15 km W of Aranda de Duero
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Font Notes:
Bptismal font of stone consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with large irregular ribs all around, raised on a short circular base; basin interior appears to have a blocked drain; crude work. No cover present.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pedro Lozano Huerta for his photographs of this church and font.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 427227 4615365
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.686731, -3.874436
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 41′ 12.23″ N, 3° 52′ 27.97″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone?
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin?
Drainage Notes: drain hole appears blocked now; no lining