Noyon, La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame
Building Data for Noyon, La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame
- Type: Cathedral
- Affiliation:
- Region: Picardie
- Department: Oise
- Coords: 49.582, 3.0007
- Surveyed: 1969, 1972-74, 1980-83, 1992-98, 2003, 2015
Virtual Tour
| Studies |
X
These draft studies have been written as if all carvings were by an individual whereas they can equally be analysed as template modes employed by a number of carvers. The more personal approach was necessitated by the complexity of the data. The drafts will be reconsidered after I have added the rib vault material to the database. |
Capitals for Noyon, La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame
X
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.
X
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 1 - 1130s [1133] - chapels (d)
Choir foundations to dado with capitals that reflect the pre-Crusade period. This is a hazardous interpretation, but there was a fire in 1131, and these chapels may have been the consequences. It may be that only the radiating chapels were built with the dado arcade, and no higher than the window sills. This concept also sits well with other Add-a-Chapel schemes where there were some 30 years between the lower walls and the rest.
Load More...
Rationale for dating : Annualised dating from MCS #8; analysed in "The Ark", 5:971-; See "Add-a-chapel" scheme in "Templatemakers", 52. Because the closest designs to Layered, Solo, Flopsie and Nicolas all lie before the Second Crusade, I will suggest that the lower courses of the walls with the dado were laid out in the 30s, or a little later. The major difficulty is with Damian's capital which would have been more logically placed before the Laon gallery.
|
-
- Unknown - 1130s [1133]
- Noyon- Phase 1
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - chapels (d)
- total uncertainty
-
- Pecker II - !! - 1130s [1133]
- Noyon- Phase 1
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - chapels (d)
- Core template
-
- Unknown - 1130s [1133]
- Noyon- Phase 1
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - chapels (d)
- total uncertainty
-
- Solo - 1130s [1133]
- Noyon- Phase 1
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - chapels (d)
- total uncertainty
-
- Pecker II - !! - 1130s [1133]
- Noyon- Phase 1
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - chapels (d)
- total uncertainty
|
Phase 2 - 1160s [1164] - ambulatory (a)
Ambulatory capitals
Rationale for dating : MCS - 1164 is better for Palmier, leaves time for his associate SS Master to move to Laon gallery, Palmier, possibly now the master mason in charge of the works - 1163 for Igor and Dominique one of the Cog Masters - Longleaf - Strapper team]
|
-
- Birdman - !! - 1160s [1164]
- Noyon- Phase 2
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - ambulatory (a)
- Core template
-
- Birdman - !! - 1160s [1164]
- Noyon- Phase 2
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - ambulatory (a)
- Core template
-
- Birdman - !! - 1160s [1164]
- Noyon- Phase 2
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - ambulatory (a)
- Core template
-
- Birdman - !! - 1160s [1164]
- Noyon- Phase 2
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - ambulatory (a)
- Core template
-
- Birdman - !! - 1160s [1164]
- Noyon- Phase 2
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - ambulatory (a)
- Core template
|
|
Phase 3 - 1160s [1165] - chapel (a)
chapel vault capitals, chapel vaults
Rationale for dating : [*MCS - Marcel one of the Cog Masters prefers 1164 - Strapper team]
|
-
- Unknown - 1160s [1165]
- Noyon- Phase 3
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - chapel (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Patrice - 1160s [1165]
- Noyon- Phase 3
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - chapel (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1160s [1165]
- Noyon- Phase 3
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - chapel (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1160s [1165]
- Noyon- Phase 3
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - chapel (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1160s [1165]
- Noyon- Phase 3
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - chapel (a)
- total uncertainty
|
|
Phase 4 - 1160s [1166] - chapel (aw)
chapel window capitals
|
-
- Unknown - 1160s [1166]
- Noyon- Phase 4
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - chapel (aw)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1160s [1166]
- Noyon- Phase 4
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - chapel (aw)
- total uncertainty
-
- Theodore - ! - 1160s [1166]
- Noyon- Phase 4
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - chapel (aw)
- Core template
-
- Thierry - ! - 1160s [1166]
- Noyon- Phase 4
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - chapel (aw)
- Core template
-
- Unknown - 1160s [1166]
- Noyon- Phase 4
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - chapel (aw)
- total uncertainty
|
|
Phase 5 - 1160s [1167] - e piers 1-2 (a)
aisle piers bays 1-2
|
-
- Unknown - 1160s [1167]
- Noyon- Phase 5
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - e piers 1-2 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1160s [1167]
- Noyon- Phase 5
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - e piers 1-2 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1160s [1167]
- Noyon- Phase 5
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - e piers 1-2 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1160s [1167]
- Noyon- Phase 5
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - e piers 1-2 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1160s [1167]
- Noyon- Phase 5
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - e piers 1-2 (a)
- total uncertainty
|
|
Phase 7 - 1160s [1169] - choir (g) wall
choir gallery wall
Rationale for dating : [*MCS - Willow - Igor - Marcel one of the Cog Masters - Strapper team s4 for 1168]
|
-
- Unknown - 1160s [1169]
- Noyon- Phase 7
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - choir (g) wall
- total uncertainty
-
- Theodore - 1160s [1169]
- Noyon- Phase 7
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - choir (g) wall
- total uncertainty
-
- Theodore - 1160s [1169]
- Noyon- Phase 7
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - choir (g) wall
- total uncertainty
-
- Theodore - 1160s [1169]
- Noyon- Phase 7
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - choir (g) wall
- total uncertainty
-
- Entangle II - 1160s [1169]
- Noyon- Phase 7
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - choir (g) wall
- total uncertainty
|
Phase 8 - 1170s [1170] - nave 1-4 (a)
Nave aisle 1-4, a bit complex in these bays as some capitals are from this period and some from the next decade, and some earlier ones are in the walls and some in the piers. There are also connections with the transept dado arcades and bases all round that need further study. The consoles in the crossing piers also appear to have been carved about this time.
Load More...
Rationale for dating : The Transition "The Ark" 1:220 [*MCS - Strapper team s1]
|
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1170]
- Noyon- Phase 8
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 1-4 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1170]
- Noyon- Phase 8
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 1-4 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1170]
- Noyon- Phase 8
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 1-4 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1170]
- Noyon- Phase 8
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 1-4 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1170]
- Noyon- Phase 8
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 1-4 (a)
- total uncertainty
|
|
Phase 9 - 1170s [1171] - north (d)
north dado
Rationale for dating : or 1173 if Gamma here at same time as his in E (g) pier; the Transition "The Ark" 1:216
|
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1171]
- Noyon- Phase 9
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - north (d)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1171]
- Noyon- Phase 9
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - north (d)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1171]
- Noyon- Phase 9
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - north (d)
- total uncertainty
-
- Strapper - 1170s [1171]
- Noyon- Phase 9
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - north (d)
- total uncertainty
-
- Dominique - ! - 1170s [1171]
- Noyon- Phase 9
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - north (d)
- Core template, details suggest another carver
|
|
Phase 11 - 1170s [1173] - choir (g) piers
choir gallery piers
Rationale for dating : ex timetables [*MCS - Stra[[er the Intricate for 1171
|
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1173]
- Noyon- Phase 11
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - choir (g) piers
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1173]
- Noyon- Phase 11
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - choir (g) piers
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1173]
- Noyon- Phase 11
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - choir (g) piers
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1173]
- Noyon- Phase 11
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - choir (g) piers
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1173]
- Noyon- Phase 11
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - choir (g) piers
- total uncertainty
|
|
Phase 13 - 1170s [1175] - south (d)
south dado, door to east
Rationale for dating : the Transition "The Ark" 1:218 [*MCS - Strapper team s1]
|
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1175]
- Noyon- Phase 13
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - south (d)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1175]
- Noyon- Phase 13
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - south (d)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1175]
- Noyon- Phase 13
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - south (d)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1175]
- Noyon- Phase 13
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - south (d)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1175]
- Noyon- Phase 13
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - south (d)
- total uncertainty
|
|
Phase 14 - 1170s [1175] - n transept (t)
north transept triforium
Rationale for dating : the Transition "The Ark" 1:226
|
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1175]
- Noyon- Phase 14
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - n transept (t)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1175]
- Noyon- Phase 14
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - n transept (t)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1175]
- Noyon- Phase 14
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - n transept (t)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1175]
- Noyon- Phase 14
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - n transept (t)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1175]
- Noyon- Phase 14
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - n transept (t)
- total uncertainty
|
|
Phase 16 - 1170s [1177] - choir (c)
choir clerestory, flyers and start of north transept
Rationale for dating : formals on NE2 (c) "The Ark" 1:443
|
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1177]
- Noyon- Phase 16
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - choir (c)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1177]
- Noyon- Phase 16
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - choir (c)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1177]
- Noyon- Phase 16
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - choir (c)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1177]
- Noyon- Phase 16
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - choir (c)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1177]
- Noyon- Phase 16
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - choir (c)
- total uncertainty
|
|
Phase 17 - 1170s [1178] - s transept (t)
south transept triforium
Rationale for dating : the Transition "The Ark" 1:229; "Templatemakers" 88-90
|
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1178]
- Noyon- Phase 17
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - s transept (t)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1178]
- Noyon- Phase 17
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - s transept (t)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1178]
- Noyon- Phase 17
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - s transept (t)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1178]
- Noyon- Phase 17
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - s transept (t)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1170s [1178]
- Noyon- Phase 17
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - s transept (t)
- total uncertainty
|
Phase 19 - 1180s [1183] - nave 4-9 (a)
Nave aisle capitals -9, uneven order of construction
Rationale for dating : Decadic range "The Ark" 1:4437; the Transition "The Ark" 1:437
|
-
- Unknown - 1180s [1183]
- Noyon- Phase 19
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 4-9 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1180s [1183]
- Noyon- Phase 19
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 4-9 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1180s [1183]
- Noyon- Phase 19
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 4-9 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1180s [1183]
- Noyon- Phase 19
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 4-9 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1180s [1183]
- Noyon- Phase 19
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 4-9 (a)
- total uncertainty
|
|
Phase 20 - 1180s - trans (t)
Unusual triforium in the transepts under the two-level windows, with access to the nave and choir galleries.
|
-
- Unknown - 1180s []
- Noyon- Phase 20
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - trans (t)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1180s []
- Noyon- Phase 20
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - trans (t)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1180s []
- Noyon- Phase 20
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - trans (t)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1180s []
- Noyon- Phase 20
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - trans (t)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1180s []
- Noyon- Phase 20
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - trans (t)
- total uncertainty
|
|
Phase 21 - 1180s [1183] - nave 1-2 (g)
nave gallery 1-2
Rationale for dating : decadic range "The Ark" 1:447; the Transition "The Ark" 1:447
|
-
- Unknown - 1180s [1183]
- Noyon- Phase 21
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 1-2 (g)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1180s [1183]
- Noyon- Phase 21
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 1-2 (g)
- total uncertainty
|
|
Phase 25 - 1180s [1188] - nave 4-7 (g)
nave gallery 4-7 in a number of campaigns
Rationale for dating : the Transition "The Ark" 1:682
|
-
- Damien - 1180s [1188]
- Noyon- Phase 25
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 4-7 (g)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1180s [1188]
- Noyon- Phase 25
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 4-7 (g)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1180s [1188]
- Noyon- Phase 25
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 4-7 (g)
- total uncertainty
-
- Strapper - 1180s [1188]
- Noyon- Phase 25
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 4-7 (g)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1180s [1188]
- Noyon- Phase 25
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 4-7 (g)
- total uncertainty
|
|
Phase 26 - 1180s [1189] - nave 4-7 (t,c)
Nave triforium 4-7, clerestory
Rationale for dating : The Transition "The Ark" 1:450
|
-
- Unknown - 1180s [1189]
- Noyon- Phase 26
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 4-7 (t,c)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1180s [1189]
- Noyon- Phase 26
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 4-7 (t,c)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1180s [1189]
- Noyon- Phase 26
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 4-7 (t,c)
- total uncertainty
-
- Garp - 1180s [1189]
- Noyon- Phase 26
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 4-7 (t,c)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1180s [1189]
- Noyon- Phase 26
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 4-7 (t,c)
- total uncertainty
|
Phase 27 - 1190s [1198] - N-e portal
north door to east
Rationale for dating : decadic range "The Ark" 1:684
|
-
- Unknown - 1190s [1198]
- Noyon- Phase 27
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - N-e portal
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1190s [1198]
- Noyon- Phase 27
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - N-e portal
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1190s [1198]
- Noyon- Phase 27
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - N-e portal
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1190s [1198]
- Noyon- Phase 27
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - N-e portal
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1190s [1198]
- Noyon- Phase 27
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - N-e portal
- total uncertainty
|
|
Phase 28 - 1190s [1190] - nave 10-12 (a)
nave aisles 10-12
Rationale for dating : the Transition "The Ark" 1:455
|
-
- Unknown - 1190s [1190]
- Noyon- Phase 28
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 10-12 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1190s [1190]
- Noyon- Phase 28
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 10-12 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1190s [1190]
- Noyon- Phase 28
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 10-12 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1190s [1190]
- Noyon- Phase 28
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 10-12 (a)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1190s [1190]
- Noyon- Phase 28
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 10-12 (a)
- total uncertainty
|
|
Phase 29 - 1190s [1190] - nave 3-8 (g)
nave gallery 3-8, a gradual process
Rationale for dating : decadic range "The Ark" 1:682
|
-
- Unknown - 1190s [1190]
- Noyon- Phase 29
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 3-8 (g)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1190s [1190]
- Noyon- Phase 29
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 3-8 (g)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1190s [1190]
- Noyon- Phase 29
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 3-8 (g)
- total uncertainty
-
- Unknown - 1190s [1190]
- Noyon- Phase 29
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 3-8 (g)
- total uncertainty
-
- Strapper - 1190s [1190]
- Noyon- Phase 29
- La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame - nave 3-8 (g)
- total uncertainty
