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Carving styles (229 total)

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 		<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.
Boxer + geom
Zac 2
Skirt 2#
Guirlande 2# <>
Curtains 2# +
Fanny 2# +
Lattice 2# H
Hanger 2# Tv
Hanger I 2# Tv
Hanger II 2# Tv
Frothy 2#+
Layered 2#+
Palmleaf 2#+
Palmette 2#+ <>
Sprout 2#+ <>
Posie 2#+ tree
FlatStrap 2+ e
Applique 2c
Fretter 2c <>
Button 2c +
Christophe 2c +
Tongue 2c ++
Eugene 2c <>
Fabrice 2c <>
Gervais 2c <>
Maurice 2c <>
Twingo 2c wave
Entonnoir 2c#
Abelard 2c+
Adrien 2c+
Baptiste 2c+
Blunt 2c+
Jumper 2c+
Aubert 2c+ <>
Joel 2c+ <>
Joseph 2c+ <>
Philibert 2c+ <>
Philippe 2c+ <>
Valerie 2c+ <>
Severin 2c+ <>. Tv
Flopsie 2f
Multiplate 2f
Noel 2f
Pillow 2f
Zacherie 2f
Remy 2f <>
Vertical 2f <>
Lazare 2f <> T^
Florentin 2f +
Clement 2f + <>
Arum II 2f <>
Cyprian 2f <>
Damien 2f <>
Denis 2f <>
Dominique 2f <>
Hugues 2f <>
Loopy 2f <>
Olive 2f <>
Pierre 2f <>
Victoire 2f <>
Victoire II 2f <>
Hercule 2f <> e
Nazaire 2f <> T>
Igor the Mad 2f H
Tung-Long 2f+
Jacques 2f+ <>
Metalico 2f+ <>
Pascal 2f+ <>
Rocket 2f+ <>
Roquette 2f+ <>
Etienne 2f+ <>
Fleurette 2f+ <>
Isaie 2f+ <>
Lissier 2f+ <>
Lucien 2f+ <>
Pietro 2f+ <>
Routier 2f+ <>
The Eye 2f+ <>
Victoire III 2f+ <>
Kraken 2f+ <> T^
Urbain 2f+ <>;
Nicolas 2fV <>
Laurence 2fV <>
Triad 2x #
Strutter 2x tree
Severin II 3c <> Tv
Gaston 3c <>
Horace 3c <>
Franck 3c T^ <>
Bouquet 3c+
Daniel 3c+ <>
Matthieu 3c+ <>
Roger 3c+ <>
Francois 3c+ Tv <>
Benoit 3cX e<>
Lobelia 3f
Tortue 3f
Jalons 3f <>
Lapwing II 3f <>
Romain 3f <>
Stephanie 3f <>
Herve 3f <> e
Marcel 3f+
Pointed 3f+
Patrice 3f+ <>
Lapwing 3f+ <>
Lunge 3f+ <>
Sebastien 3f+ <>
Sylvestre 3f+ <>
Serge 3fV <> T^
Garp 3X
Gamma 3X <>
Auguste 3X Tv
Birdman-X B
Peekaboo Bc
Vereaux Bc
Birdman-up Bc e
Pecker Bc+
Pecker II Bc+
Nested Bc+ T>
Aviateur Bf
Bussiares Bf
Birdman Bf+
Esteban Bx lines
Entract cone
Etouffant cone
Faceter cone
Headman cone #
Headman-2 cone #
Olivier-C cone c
Acanthe f+
Chrisomon geom
Coiffure geom
Coverall geom
Geometer geom
ImpostO geom
Knotter geom
Norm geom
Remplir geom
Spirex geom
Union-J geom
ZigZag geom
AxHead H
Fathead H
Firedog H
Grossteste H
Growl H
Oda H
Odette H
Rampant I H
Rampant II H
Saisons H
Solo H
Stolide H
The Italian H
The Ram H
Willow H
Yannick H
Prancer H 2c
Siamois H 2c
Clasper hang
Comet hang
CometSon hang
Curly hang
Droopy hang
Fiesta hang
Comet II hang G
Butterfly leaf f
Paneau r0
SS II r2
Winger r2
Countess r2 H
SS III r2 oo
SS IV r2 oo
SS Master r2 oo
Embrun r2c H
Dowager r2c HSp
Complexitus r2c oo
Apple IV r2c oo T^
Theodore r2c Sp X
Papillon r2f <>
Drago r2f H
Duchess r2f H
DukeSon r2f H
Earwig r2f H
Old Duke r2f H
Duke r2f HSp
Apple I r2f oo
Apple II r2f oo
Apple III r2f oo
Gripple r2f oo
Gripple II r2f oo
Gripple III r2f oo
GrippleSon r2f oo
LongLeaf r2f Tv
Umbrella r2f+ <>
Meander r3
Melinda r3
Xavier r3
Thibaut r3 H
Thierry r3 H Tv
Softly r3 H'
Rameau r3c H
Gregoire r3c HSp
Heron r3c oo
Entangle I r3c Sp
Entangle II r3c Sp
Belting r3f
Bowline r3f
Counter r3f HSp
Felix r3f HSp
Fabian r3f oo
Hooker r3f oo
Festoon skirt
Banniere tree
Banniere II tree
Jeremy tree
Jerome tree
Olivier-T tree
Ouvert tree
Treefern tree
TreeMan tree
Yves II tree
Yves tree 2f+
Palmier tree 2f+ <>
Palmier II tree 2f+ <>
Spiral twist
Strapper X <>
Strap-X X r

GATHERING SIMILAR CARVINGS among over 50,000 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.

Twelve to eight sides at the base, rising to support a central panel or decoration. The lower two-thirds is undecorated. Cartouches etc added in upper centre or the 'V' cleavage emphasised with decorative edges in middle years. Crockets are large, curled and almost symmetrical. No creatures. There are many minor decorative items that could be by this carver or than his crew, though do not forget those that have been restored. Two or more facets on each side become slightly concave in a few later capitals. Altogether this makes for a formidable collection and gives some idea of how many capitals of the simpler sort could be carved in a lifetime. More than a hundred survived from the work of over 40 years.