Haramont

INFORMATION

FontID: 03004HAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Clément d'Haramont
Church Patron Saints: St. Clement
Church Location: Rue de Selve, 02600 Haramont, France -- Tel.: +33 3 23 96 22 39
Country Name: France
Location: Oise, Hauts-de-France
Directions to Site: Haramont is located off the D80-D806 crossroads, about 25 km SW of Soissons
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin)
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century [Enlart], Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: font with consoles
Cognate Fonts: Rouffiac and Provins (Ste-Croix)
Font Notes:
Listed by Enlart (1902) as a 13th century font with a round basin and having three consoles which he describes as being there probably for the salt, oil and candle of the baptism ceremony.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 49.2788, 3.06249
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 49° 16′ 43.68″ N, 3° 3′ 44.96″ E
UTM: 31U 504545 5458451

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Davies, J.G., The Architectural Setting of Baptism, London: Barrie and Rockliff, 1962
Enlart, Camille, Manuel d'archéologie française depuis les temps mérovingiens jusqu'à la Renaissance, Paris: Alphonse Picard & fils, 1902