Chivy-lès-Étouvelles, Saint-Pierre
CHIVY-E

Building Data for Chivy-lès-Étouvelles, Saint-Pierre

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  • Type: Parish
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  • Region: Picardie
  • Department: Aisne
  • Coords: 49.529, 3.5861
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  • Surveyed: 1972-74, 2003, 2014

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Timeline and building units for Chivy-lès-Étouvelles, Saint-Pierre A 'building unit' is an arbitrary unit of work based on bulk billing techniques used by quantity surveyors. The unit is small enough to provide realistic figures in the small churches without becoming too huge in the large. Six units would pay for one small vaulted bay in an aisle about 3 metres square, or a small first-floor gallery. Such a bay would consist of an external wall with a small window, half of two columns about 3 meters tall, the floor and footings under them and the vault and roof overhead.
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A 'building unit' is an arbitrary unit of work based on bulk billing techniques used by quantity surveyors. The unit is small enough to provide realistic figures in the small churches without becoming too huge in the large. Six units would pay for one small vaulted bay in an aisle about 3 metres square, or a small first-floor gallery. Such a bay would consist of an external wall with a small window, half of two columns about 3 meters tall, the floor and footings under them and the vault and roof overhead.

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Phases for Chivy-lès-Étouvelles, Saint-Pierre 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. <p>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. <p>Every phase has been assigned to a decade, so there may be more than one phase in a decade. <p>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. <p>Clicking on any of the decade graphics will display all buildings that had work being done during that decade.
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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.
Earlier

Phase 1 - Earlier - apse


There was an earlier apse to the east of the apse buttresses, probably round, and a straight bay with high windows and a barrel vault that still exist; the remains of the lower courses would have been buried in the concrete fill in the entry to the apse
1080

Phase 2 - 1080 [1081] - crossing (a-) - 23 Units


The crossing aisles were built in a number of small campaigns; the western crossing piers with double shafts were erected to theaisle capitals on the north, including the lower six courses of both lateral chapels that are butted into the earlier apse
1080

Phase 3 - 1080 [1082] - crossing (a) - 12 Units


Western crossing piers side entry arch imposts and the transept walls were raised to match the east
1080

Phase 4 - 1080 [1083] - crossing (c) - 30 Units


Crossing clerestory, probably without the arch as it was substantially raised later
1080

Phase 5 - 1080 [1084] - west wall - 11 Units


West wall with north leg of west aisle as a hoarding; the entry arch built with the north aisle window head
1080

Phase 6 - 1080 [1085] - nave (a) - 30 Units


Nave piers and south aisles walls were added with no buttresses
1090

Phase 7 - 1090 [1192] - n aisle wall - 10 Units


N aisle wall with pointed doubleau arches;
1120

Phase 8 - 1120 - crossing (c+) - 46 Units


Nave clerestory with crossing vault and the west wall and window as the design matches the pre-existing upper west wall; the springing of the arch between apse and nave was raised 4 courses with upper walls of the nave clerestory; crossing vault built with upper walls of crossing because cells let into wall, with 'r' section, supported on head corbels angled to suit ribs; arch into nave raised at the same time;
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1160

Phase 9 - 1160 - tower II - 14 Units


Second story of the tower;
Later

Phase 10 - Later


After 1240, eastern bay of the apse with tracery and vault; the remnants of the old apse would have been demolished at this time;