Châteaudun, Sainte-Madeleine
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Building Data for Châteaudun, Sainte-Madeleine

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  • Type: Abbey
  • Affiliation: Augustinian
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  • Region: Centre
  • Department: Eure-et-Loir
  • Coords: 48.068, 1.3252
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  • Surveyed: 1980-83, 1992-98, 2015

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Timeline and building units for Châteaudun, Sainte-Madeleine 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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1080		 gray 80
1120		 154
1130		 300
1140		 80
1150		 gray 34
1190		 60
1200		 gray 48
1220		 gray
1050 1080s 1120s 1130s 1140s 1150s 1190s 1200s 1220s 1250

Phases for Châteaudun, Sainte-Madeleine 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


East with chapels and ambulatory, now under floor
1080

Phase 2 - 1080 - tower base - 24 Units


Tower base
1120

Phase 3 - 1120 [1129] - nave (d) - 80 Units


Nave dado south bays 3-7 (parts of bay 2); while none of the courses of the limestone walls bond in with the berchere of the shafts cant tell if the S-s door is with the dado, but the windows above are continuous, so guess the portal jambs are too.
1130

Phase 4 - 1130 [1133] - s portal - 12 Units


South portal archivaults
1130

Phase 5 - 1130 [1138] - s nave (a) - 142 Units


Nave south aisle caps and windows, east aisle S-s, tower base
1140

Phase 6 - 1140 [1141] - n nave (a) - 100 Units


Dado on west and north walls of the north nave; pier bases were set out in a number of campaigns within earlier walls; five different templates in the north; south 6-7 pier bases like some in the north; S4 is rectangular over base for 8 corner shafts, and S7 the shafts are smaller than the sizes intended in the plinth and has doubled shaft bases as in the north.
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1140

Phase 7 - 1140 [1143] - n nave (a) - 100 Units


Aisle pier capitals and start of vaults; distortions in the arcade arches and variations in vault profiles indicate many changes of design.
1140

Phase 8 - 1140 [1144] - n nave (aw) - 100 Units


Aisle window capitals and arches
1150

Phase 9 - 1150 [1155] - s nave walls - 80 Units


South nave aisle S5
1190

Phase 10 - 1190 - crypt - 34 Units


Crypt ambulatory, no caps but large windows that look like Chartres crypt
1200

Phase 11 - 1200 - n nave (t.c) - 60 Units


North nave triforium and clerestory
1220

Phase 12 - 1220 - s3 nave pier - 24 Units


S3 pilier cantonne; S2 later.
1220

Phase 13 - 1220 - s nave (t,c) - 24 Units


South nave triforium and clerestory