Senlis, Notre-Dame
capitals in each phase
Building Data for Senlis, Notre-Dame
- Type: Cathedral
- Affiliation:
- Region: Picardie
- Department: Oise
- Coords: 49.206, 2.5859
- Surveyed: 1969, 1977, 1980-83, 2003, 2014
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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 Senlis, Notre-Dame
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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.
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Phase 3 - 1150s [1155] - east piers (a)
Eastern aisle piers capitals, 2-rib design in chapels intended, 4-rib installed.
Rationale for dating : [*MCS - GrippleSon - Longleaf - SS Master B
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- Fiesta - ? - 1150s [1155]
- Senlis- Phase 3
- Notre-Dame - east piers (a)
- Second template, seems to be same designer
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- Fiesta - ? - 1150s [1155]
- Senlis- Phase 3
- Notre-Dame - east piers (a)
- Second template, seems to be same designer
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- Ouvert - 1150s [1155]
- Senlis- Phase 3
- Notre-Dame - east piers (a)
- Second template, seems to be same designer
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- Fiesta - ? - 1150s [1155]
- Senlis- Phase 3
- Notre-Dame - east piers (a)
- Second template, seems to be same designer
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- Fiesta - ? - 1150s [1155]
- Senlis- Phase 3
- Notre-Dame - east piers (a)
- Second template, seems to be same designer
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Phase 4 - 1150s [1156] - west portal (b)
west portal plinths
Rationale for dating : MCS - Felix from the minor item of the upturned tips in the upper decorative strip in some panels - Willow possibly in the others.
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- Felix - !? - 1150s [1156]
- Senlis- Phase 4
- Notre-Dame - west portal (b)
- Variation of master's core template, possibly with an associate
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- Unknown - 1150s [1156]
- Senlis- Phase 4
- Notre-Dame - west portal (b)
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1150s [1156]
- Senlis- Phase 4
- Notre-Dame - west portal (b)
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1150s [1156]
- Senlis- Phase 4
- Notre-Dame - west portal (b)
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1150s [1156]
- Senlis- Phase 4
- Notre-Dame - west portal (b)
- total uncertainty
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Phase 5 - 1150s [1156] - east walls (a)
East walls aisle all capitals and vaults with tas-de-charge.
Rationale for dating : [*MCS - Longleaf - Victoire Team]
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- Nested - ? - 1150s [1156]
- Senlis- Phase 5
- Notre-Dame - east walls (a)
- total uncertainty
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- Fabian - !! - 1150s [1156]
- Senlis- Phase 5
- Notre-Dame - east walls (a)
- Core template
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- Gripple - 1150s [1156]
- Senlis- Phase 5
- Notre-Dame - east walls (a)
- Core template
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- Apple III - ! - 1150s [1156]
- Senlis- Phase 5
- Notre-Dame - east walls (a)
- Core template
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- Kraken - 1150s [1156]
- Senlis- Phase 5
- Notre-Dame - east walls (a)
- Core template
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Phase 6 - 1150s [1157] - nave (a)
west aisle capitals
Rationale for dating : [*MCS - Grippleson]
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- Fabian - ! - 1150s [1157]
- Senlis- Phase 6
- Notre-Dame - nave (a)
- total uncertainty
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- Fabian - ! - 1150s [1157]
- Senlis- Phase 6
- Notre-Dame - nave (a)
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1150s [1157]
- Senlis- Phase 6
- Notre-Dame - nave (a)
- total uncertainty
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- GrippleSon - !! - 1150s [1157]
- Senlis- Phase 6
- Notre-Dame - nave (a)
- Core template
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- Unknown - 1150s [1157]
- Senlis- Phase 6
- Notre-Dame - nave (a)
- total uncertainty
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Phase 7 - 1150s [1158] - nave-s
West portal lateral door capitals, and tympani and those on the inside of the south door. as they are so similar.
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- Unknown - 1150s [1158]
- Senlis- Phase 7
- Notre-Dame - nave-s
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1150s [1158]
- Senlis- Phase 7
- Notre-Dame - nave-s
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1150s [1158]
- Senlis- Phase 7
- Notre-Dame - nave-s
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1150s [1158]
- Senlis- Phase 7
- Notre-Dame - nave-s
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1150s [1158]
- Senlis- Phase 7
- Notre-Dame - nave-s
- total uncertainty
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Phase 8 - 1150s [1159] - w portal (a)
West portal capitals and sculpture (though could have been carved earlier); the front capitals have been replaced with care, but the small ones in between are mostly original; the carvers may have come from working on the choir and "intruded" into the realm of the Westblock Master.
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Rationale for dating : MCS - Gregoire - Grippleson - Longleaf - Willow in 1157; the arrangement in the replaced ones could have been copied from those in the nave aisles, but the same men could have been working in both areas.
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- Unknown - 1150s [1159]
- Senlis- Phase 8
- Notre-Dame - w portal (a)
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1150s [1159]
- Senlis- Phase 8
- Notre-Dame - w portal (a)
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1150s [1159]
- Senlis- Phase 8
- Notre-Dame - w portal (a)
- total uncertainty
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- Franck - 1150s [1159]
- Senlis- Phase 8
- Notre-Dame - w portal (a)
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1150s [1159]
- Senlis- Phase 8
- Notre-Dame - w portal (a)
- total uncertainty
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Phase 9 - 1160s [1160] - choir (g)
Gallery to pier 11, capitals consistent in Fleurine manner.
Rationale for dating : [*MCS - Grippleson - Lazare - Victoire II in 1160]
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- Roquette - 1160s [1160]
- Senlis- Phase 9
- Notre-Dame - choir (g)
- total uncertainty
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- Roquette - 1160s [1160]
- Senlis- Phase 9
- Notre-Dame - choir (g)
- total uncertainty
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- Paneau - !! - 1160s [1160]
- Senlis- Phase 9
- Notre-Dame - choir (g)
- Core template
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- Heron - ! - 1160s [1160]
- Senlis- Phase 9
- Notre-Dame - choir (g)
- Variation of master's core template, possibly with an associate
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- Unknown - 1160s [1160]
- Senlis- Phase 9
- Notre-Dame - choir (g)
- total uncertainty
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Phase 10 - 1160s [1161] - west (g)
west gallery capitals by Westblock Master.
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- Unknown - 1160s [1161]
- Senlis- Phase 10
- Notre-Dame - west (g)
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1160s [1161]
- Senlis- Phase 10
- Notre-Dame - west (g)
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1160s [1161]
- Senlis- Phase 10
- Notre-Dame - west (g)
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1160s [1161]
- Senlis- Phase 10
- Notre-Dame - west (g)
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1160s [1161]
- Senlis- Phase 10
- Notre-Dame - west (g)
- total uncertainty
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Phase 11 - 1160s [1162] - choir (c)
Choir clerestory with remaining capitals, and presumably vaults.
Rationale for dating : [*MCS - SS Master B]
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- Unknown - 1160s [1162]
- Senlis- Phase 11
- Notre-Dame - choir (c)
- total uncertainty
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- Hanger II - 1160s [1162]
- Senlis- Phase 11
- Notre-Dame - choir (c)
- total uncertainty
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Phase 12 - 1160s [1162] - west (c)
west clerestory
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- Unknown - 1160s [1162]
- Senlis- Phase 12
- Notre-Dame - west (c)
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1160s [1162]
- Senlis- Phase 12
- Notre-Dame - west (c)
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1160s [1162]
- Senlis- Phase 12
- Notre-Dame - west (c)
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1160s [1162]
- Senlis- Phase 12
- Notre-Dame - west (c)
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1160s [1162]
- Senlis- Phase 12
- Notre-Dame - west (c)
- total uncertainty
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Phase 14 - 1180s - tower I
west towers 1
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- Unknown - 1180s []
- Senlis- Phase 14
- Notre-Dame - tower I
- total uncertainty
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- Unknown - 1180s []
- Senlis- Phase 14
- Notre-Dame - tower I
- total uncertainty
