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Carving styles (229 total)

carver?
mode?
<p>Mode of a template offers a quick way to sort by type, such as “B” would group. all those with birds.</p>
    	    <p>These are the Codes used in Modes</p> <p>2 foliage or tendrils that are separate, two-dimensional</p>  
            <p>3    foliage or tendrils that are crossing or emerging out of another</p> 
            <p>c    major part of the foliage placed in the centre of the capital</p> 
            <p>f    major foliage on the flanks, supporting the upper corner</p> 
            <p>r    rinceau designs, often emerging from the mouth</p> 
            <p>+    more than one row of elements</p>
            <p>#    repeatitive items place in rows and layers</p> 
            <p><>   foliage connects above the astragal, rather than rising from it.</p> 
            <p>oo   elements framed, mainly in rinceau designs.</p> 
            <p>B    birds or animals</p> 
            <p>cone the core form is dominant, decoration laid over it</p> 
            <p>e    enchancre, though seldom consistent on all capitals.</p> 
            <p>H    heads or people</p> 
            <p>geom geometric forms or lines</p> 
            <p>hang foliage hanging, at times from a head or crocket</p> 
            <p>Sp   spiral rinceau designs</p> 
            <p>T^   tips of leaves extended and pointing up, or Tv pointing down</p> 
            <p>tree tree-like forms</p> 
            <p>X    straps, either crossing or used instead of foliage.</p>
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Mode of a template offers a quick way to sort by type, such as “B” would group. all those with birds.

These are the Codes used in Modes

2 foliage or tendrils that are separate, two-dimensional

3 foliage or tendrils that are crossing or emerging out of another

c major part of the foliage placed in the centre of the capital

f major foliage on the flanks, supporting the upper corner

r rinceau designs, often emerging from the mouth

+ more than one row of elements

# repeatitive items place in rows and layers

<> foliage connects above the astragal, rather than rising from it.

oo elements framed, mainly in rinceau designs.

B birds or animals

cone the core form is dominant, decoration laid over it

e enchancre, though seldom consistent on all capitals.

H heads or people

geom geometric forms or lines

hang foliage hanging, at times from a head or crocket

Sp spiral rinceau designs

T^ tips of leaves extended and pointing up, or Tv pointing down

tree tree-like forms

X straps, either crossing or used instead of foliage.

confidence?
Boxer + geom Little
Zac 2 High
Skirt 2# Little
Guirlande 2# <> Medium
Curtains 2# + Little
Fanny 2# + Medium
Lattice 2# H Little
Hanger 2# Tv Little
Hanger I 2# Tv Little
Hanger II 2# Tv Little
Frothy 2#+ Medium
Layered 2#+ Little
Palmleaf 2#+ Little
Palmette 2#+ <> High
Sprout 2#+ <> High
Posie 2#+ tree Little
FlatStrap 2+ e Little
Applique 2c Little
Fretter 2c <> High
Button 2c + Little
Christophe 2c + Little
Tongue 2c ++ Little
Eugene 2c <> Little
Fabrice 2c <> Little
Gervais 2c <> Little
Maurice 2c <> Little
Twingo 2c wave Little
Entonnoir 2c# Little
Abelard 2c+ Little
Adrien 2c+ High
Baptiste 2c+ Little
Blunt 2c+ Little
Jumper 2c+ Little
Aubert 2c+ <> Little
Joel 2c+ <> Little
Joseph 2c+ <> Little
Philibert 2c+ <> Little
Philippe 2c+ <> Little
Valerie 2c+ <> Little
Severin 2c+ <>. Tv Little
Flopsie 2f Little
Multiplate 2f Little
Noel 2f Little
Pillow 2f Little
Zacherie 2f Little
Remy 2f <> Medium
Vertical 2f <> Medium
Lazare 2f <> T^ Medium
Florentin 2f + Little
Clement 2f + <> Little
Arum II 2f <> Little
Cyprian 2f <> High
Damien 2f <> Medium
Denis 2f <> Medium
Dominique 2f <> High
Hugues 2f <> Little
Loopy 2f <> Little
Olive 2f <> Little
Pierre 2f <> Little
Victoire 2f <> High
Victoire II 2f <> Little
Hercule 2f <> e Little
Nazaire 2f <> T> Little
Igor the Mad 2f H Little
Tung-Long 2f+ Medium
Jacques 2f+ <> Medium
Metalico 2f+ <> Little
Pascal 2f+ <> Little
Rocket 2f+ <> Little
Roquette 2f+ <> Medium
Etienne 2f+ <> Little
Fleurette 2f+ <> Little
Isaie 2f+ <> Little
Lissier 2f+ <> Little
Lucien 2f+ <> Little
Pietro 2f+ <> Little
Routier 2f+ <> Little
The Eye 2f+ <> Little
Victoire III 2f+ <> Little
Kraken 2f+ <> T^ Little
Urbain 2f+ <>; Medium
Nicolas 2fV <> Little
Laurence 2fV <> Little
Triad 2x # Little
Strutter 2x tree High
Severin II 3c <> Tv Medium
Gaston 3c <> Little
Horace 3c <> Little
Franck 3c T^ <> Little
Bouquet 3c+ High
Daniel 3c+ <> High
Matthieu 3c+ <> Little
Roger 3c+ <> Little
Francois 3c+ Tv <> Medium
Benoit 3cX e<> Little
Lobelia 3f Little
Tortue 3f Little
Jalons 3f <> High
Lapwing II 3f <> Little
Romain 3f <> Little
Stephanie 3f <> Little
Herve 3f <> e Little
Marcel 3f+ Little
Pointed 3f+ Little
Patrice 3f+ <> Medium
Lapwing 3f+ <> Little
Lunge 3f+ <> Little
Sebastien 3f+ <> Little
Sylvestre 3f+ <> Little
Serge 3fV <> T^ Little
Garp 3X Medium
Gamma 3X <> High
Auguste 3X Tv Medium
Birdman-X B Little
Peekaboo Bc High
Vereaux Bc Medium
Birdman-up Bc e High
Pecker Bc+ High
Pecker II Bc+ High
Nested Bc+ T> High
Aviateur Bf High
Bussiares Bf High
Birdman Bf+ High
Esteban Bx lines Little
Entract cone High
Etouffant cone Little
Faceter cone High
Headman cone # Medium
Headman-2 cone # Medium
Olivier-C cone c Little
Acanthe f+ Medium
Chrisomon geom High
Coiffure geom Little
Coverall geom Little
Geometer geom Little
ImpostO geom Little
Knotter geom Little
Norm geom Little
Remplir geom Little
Spirex geom Little
Union-J geom Little
ZigZag geom Little
AxHead H High
Fathead H Little
Firedog H Little
Grossteste H Little
Growl H High
Oda H Little
Odette H Little
Rampant I H Little
Rampant II H Little
Saisons H Little
Solo H Little
Stolide H Little
The Italian H Little
The Ram H Little
Willow H Little
Yannick H Little
Prancer H 2c Little
Siamois H 2c Little
Clasper hang Little
Comet hang High
CometSon hang Medium
Curly hang High
Droopy hang High
Fiesta hang High
Comet II hang G Medium
Butterfly leaf f High
Paneau r0 Little
SS II r2 Little
Winger r2 Little
Countess r2 H High
SS III r2 oo Little
SS IV r2 oo Little
SS Master r2 oo Little
Embrun r2c H High
Dowager r2c HSp Medium
Complexitus r2c oo Little
Apple IV r2c oo T^ Medium
Theodore r2c Sp X Little
Papillon r2f <> Little
Drago r2f H Medium
Duchess r2f H High
DukeSon r2f H High
Earwig r2f H Medium
Old Duke r2f H Little
Duke r2f HSp High
Apple I r2f oo High
Apple II r2f oo High
Apple III r2f oo High
Gripple r2f oo Little
Gripple II r2f oo Little
Gripple III r2f oo Little
GrippleSon r2f oo Little
LongLeaf r2f Tv Little
Umbrella r2f+ <> Little
Meander r3 High
Melinda r3 Medium
Xavier r3 Little
Thibaut r3 H Little
Thierry r3 H Tv Little
Softly r3 H' High
Rameau r3c H High
Gregoire r3c HSp High
Heron r3c oo High
Entangle I r3c Sp Little
Entangle II r3c Sp Little
Belting r3f Medium
Bowline r3f High
Counter r3f HSp Little
Felix r3f HSp High
Fabian r3f oo Medium
Hooker r3f oo Little
Festoon skirt Little
Banniere tree High
Banniere II tree Medium
Jeremy tree High
Jerome tree High
Olivier-T tree Little
Ouvert tree Little
Treefern tree Medium
TreeMan tree Little
Yves II tree High
Yves tree 2f+ High
Palmier tree 2f+ <> Little
Palmier II tree 2f+ <> Little
Spiral twist Little
Strapper X <> Little
Strap-X X r Little
GATHERING SIMILAR CARVINGS among 30,000 in this study is the first step in separating the work of individuals. It has been my lifelong intention to identify some of the men who created Gothic. This is a beginning, a work in progress.
Templates were the means by which a masters communicated with his masons, and I presume that carvers were no different. The template is therefore one key element to making attributions among carvers. Among master masons I would refer you to the 250 geometric studies in The Contractors of Chartres.

TYPICAL QUESTIONS might be: What else was going on in the towns where he worked? How long would it have taken to get to distant churches? As the carvers travelled, who did they meet at different sites, and how might this have influenced their carving? Where may men have met and spent time together and shared ideas? How long was a working life, and were their first works carved in adolescence? Are the dates clustered within a reasonable timeframe for an active life? Were carvers employed by one builder or were they independent and peripatetic? On a large job would all the carvers have turned up at the same time, or singly? Did they do other skilled work such as torus moulds or decorative framing, and can we identify them?

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Studies 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.
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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.

Carver: Vereaux, 22 capitals in 14 jobs. Active: 1112-1165. Filtered by Certainty All.Switch