Coincy, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

COINCY

Building Data for Coincy, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

Type: Abbey
Affiliation: Cluniac
Region: Picardie
Department: Aisne
Coords: 49.161, 3.4221
Surveyed: 1977, 1980-83, 2015

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Timeline and building units for Coincy, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

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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.

		55	45		33
1050		1120s	1130s		1180s	1250

Phases for Coincy, 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.


	Phase 1 - Earlier Nave south first bay without imposts;


	Phase 2 - 1120 - nave (a) - 55 Units Nave arcade with complex imposts and remnants of west front, with north aisle wall as suggested in the western part;


	Phase 3 - 1130 - nave (c) - 45 Units Nave clerestory; the windows are not centred on the arcades; there is a difference in the stone above the arches;


	Phase 4 - 1180 - south - 33 Units South transept and chapel, with dado arcade and giant rose; west crossing arch remains of earlier entry;


	Phase 5 - Later Crossing, east and north arm rebuilt, and tower;