THE EPIGRAPHIC AND HERALDIC REREDOS FROM BAEZA CATHEDRAL

The main objective of this article is to provide a detailed analysis of the interesting epigraphic heraldic reredos located on the wall of the tower of Baeza Cathedral. So, its external, internal and functional elements have been studied and a rigorous edition have been done. This edition has some variant readings in relation with those of previous authors who studied the inscriptions. Also, four unpublished epigraphs are studied and edited; these are integrated in the coat of arms that are in the reredos. This research offers a new hypothesis about the provenance of this reredos, arguing that its original situation was one of the towers of the old fortress.