Chartres, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
capitals and sculpture in subphases
Building Data for Chartres, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
- Type: Cathedral
- Affiliation:
- Region: Centre
- Department: Eure-et-Loir
- Coords: 48.447, 1.4878
- Surveyed: 1969, 1972-74, 1980-83, 1992-98, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017
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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 Chartres, 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.
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Phase 17 - 1140s [1140] - WN(2), WS(a) [camp-14] I
Level 2 in the north tower was begun, bringing the height of this tower to 33 metres. South tower room and the stairs to tread 37 with the start of the vaults and the beginning of the long glacis on the east side. In the south tower he completed the windows on the west and the double openings into the narthex on the north and the single door on the south, with capitals and arches. A large campaign, with considerable work on the portal.
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- Unknown - 1140s [1140]
- Chartres- Phase 17
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - WN(2), WS(a) [camp-14] I
| Phase 17a - WN2(a) |
| Phase 17b - south tower - narthex (a-) |
| Phase 17c - south tower to south (a -) |
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Phase 17a - 1140s [1140] - WN2(a)
North tower level 2 capitals to openings.
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- Unknown - 1140s [1140]
- Chartres- Phase 17
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - WN2(a)
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- Unknown - 1140s [1140]
- Chartres- Phase 17
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - WN2(a)
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- Unknown - 1140s [1140]
- Chartres- Phase 17
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - WN2(a)
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- Strapper - 1140s [1140]
- Chartres- Phase 17
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - WN2(a)
- Core template
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- Gamma - !! - 1140s [1140]
- Chartres- Phase 17
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - WN2(a)
- Core template
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Phase 17b - 1140s [1140] - south tower - narthex (a-)
Capitals to openings on north between the south tower and the narthex. The underside of these capitals lies two courses below the historiated capitals in the portal. The style of decoration is not like any work in the portal.
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- Fiesta - ! - 1140s [1140]
- Chartres- Phase 17
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - south tower - narthex (a-)
- Core template
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- Pietro - 1140s [1140]
- Chartres- Phase 17
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - south tower - narthex (a-)
- Core template
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- Unknown - 1140s [1140]
- Chartres- Phase 17
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - south tower - narthex (a-)
- total uncertainty
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- Pietro - 1140s [1140]
- Chartres- Phase 17
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - south tower - narthex (a-)
- Core template
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- Unknown - 1140s [1140]
- Chartres- Phase 17
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - south tower - narthex (a-)
- total uncertainty
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Phase 17c - 1140s [1140] - south tower to south (a -)
Capitals to the external openings on south side of south tower with arches. The left recess on the south face may have been for another entry door, and the middle part of the Presentation lintel may have been carved for here. This lintel would have been carved in F and the door closed off in H when the master purloined the panel to make a second lintel over the south portal. Master H and I could have used spolia to add the three curious figures on the outer south wall f the tower.
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- Festoon - ? - 1140s [1140]
- Chartres- Phase 17
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - south tower to south (a -)
- Core template, details suggest another carver
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- Frothy - ! - 1140s [1140]
- Chartres- Phase 17
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - south tower to south (a -)
- Core template
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- Unknown - 1140s [1140]
- Chartres- Phase 17
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - south tower to south (a -)
- Core template
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- Unknown - 1140s [1140]
- Chartres- Phase 17
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - south tower to south (a -)
- Core template
