Haramont
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03004HAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century [Enlart], Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: font with consoles
Cognate Fonts: Rouffiac and Provins (Ste-Croix)
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Clément d'Haramont
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Clement
Church Address: Rue de Selve, 02600 Haramont, France -- Tel.: +33 3 23 96 22 39
Site Location: Oise, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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 Notes:
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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
UTM: 31U 504545 5458451
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.2788, 3.06249
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 16′ 43.68″ N, 3° 3′ 44.96″ E
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, p. 72
- Enlart, Camille, Manuel d'archéologie française depuis les temps mérovingiens jusqu'à la Renaissance, Paris: Alphonse Picard & fils, 1902, p. 774-775 footnote 4; p. 782 footnote 4