Château-Landon, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
capitals in each phase
Building Data for Château-Landon, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
- Type: Abbey
- Affiliation: Augustinian
- Region: Ile-de-France
- Department: Seine-et-Marne
- Coords: 48.148, 2.7019
- Surveyed: 1980-83, 2015
Capitals for Château-Landon, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
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The building sequence is based on my on-site analysis of the construction history,
using the techniques developed on the cathedral of Chartres called toichology, and described in a number of publications.
The analysis of some of the smaller churches are more approximate than I would like, and need further analysis.
I have used 'phase' rather than 'campaign' to to identify a contiguous zone with similar elements.
A campaign would be defined by recognisable breaks and construction joints in the fabric: there may be a number of phases within a campaign.
One benefit is that separate programs by subcontractors, such as carvers, may be isolated, which is particularly useful in complex sections, such as portals.
Every phase has been assigned to a decade, so there may be more than one phase in a decade.
While this is certainly imperfect, it will allow us to explore all the data, including costs, across time.
This is an on-going process, so as the data continues to be analyzed, the chronology and costing analysis will be further refined, and the synopsis updated.
Clicking on any of the decade graphics will display all buildings that had work being done during that decade.
The building sequence is based on my on-site analysis of the construction history, using the techniques developed on the cathedral of Chartres called toichology, and described in a number of publications. The analysis of some of the smaller churches are more approximate than I would like, and need further analysis.
I have used 'phase' rather than 'campaign' to to identify a contiguous zone with similar elements. A campaign would be defined by recognisable breaks and construction joints in the fabric: there may be a number of phases within a campaign. One benefit is that separate programs by subcontractors, such as carvers, may be isolated, which is particularly useful in complex sections, such as portals.
Every phase has been assigned to a decade, so there may be more than one phase in a decade.
While this is certainly imperfect, it will allow us to explore all the data, including costs, across time. This is an on-going process, so as the data continues to be analyzed, the chronology and costing analysis will be further refined, and the synopsis updated.
Clicking on any of the decade graphics will display all buildings that had work being done during that decade.
Phase 3 - 1070s [1079] - west (c)
upper part of west wall with window
Rationale for dating : Banniere foliage, fits others similar
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Phase 4 - 1120s [1120] - choir (b)
Lower choir walls with the same little figures at the bases; the stub for north nave, and on south a shaft; the base of this shaft turns to the west as if for a wall but does not align with the remains of the south wall that is displayed in the clerestory; the tops of the splays into the north aisle are decorated with little figures; the choir sills and south transept entry portal with their capitals that were by one of the crews that later worked on the clerestory capitals.
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Phase 5 - 1120s [1121] - apse (aw)
Apse window capitals and arches; they are in a different manner to those in the vaulting capitals and are 5 courses lower.
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Phase 6 - 1120s [1122] - choir (c)
the choir has the same imposts all round, and the same little decorative items at the tops of the splays as in the north aisle, suggesting the same master; there are two distinct groups of capitals, one in a fretwork manner like those in the south portal in which each carver conformed to the same detailing, and the other with individual designs of a simpler nature.
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Rationale for dating : Analysis "The Ark" 3:184; [*MCS - SS Master A from flattened tendrils - 1122 from the Victoire Team - 1120 from Rameau, uncertain - Strapper team]
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