Corbeil-Essonnes, Saint-Spire
CORBEI-S

Building Data for Corbeil-Essonnes, Saint-Spire

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  • Type: Abbey
  • Affiliation: Benedictine
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  • Region: Ile-de-France
  • Department: Essonne
  • Coords: 48.611, 2.4828
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  • Surveyed: 1972-74, 1977, 1992-98, 2015

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Timeline and building units for Corbeil-Essonnes, Saint-Spire 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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1150		 60
1160		 gray 40
1190		 gray 50
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1050 1130s 1150s 1160s 1190s 1220s 1250

Phases for Corbeil-Essonnes, Saint-Spire 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.
1130

Phase 1 - 1130 [1130] - east - 47 Units


Apse, crossing with lateral bays with large spans of the arcade divided against the walls; on north Wn 1-3 bases with apse with caps to Wn1-2; there was an arch across choir supported on WS1 upper broken capital.
1130

Phase 2 - 1130 [1130] - n1 chapel - 10 Units


N1 room, groin vault after east, with large arch hacked through wall.
1150

Phase 3 - 1150 - west face WN1 - 8 Units


West face of WN1 with double shaft to w.
1160

Phase 4 - 1160 [1164] - nave (a) - 60 Units


West face WS1, and W2,3 and 4 together with triple shafts on nave side, pilaster and shaft to aisle; pier W5 against tower same time and south aisle wall; capital Wn3 with piers, so junction steps down; in the porch caps like St Julien le Pauvre.
1190

Phase 5 - 1190 [1199] - n chapel - 40 Units


North chapel of St Anne in two stories.
1220

Phase 6 - 1220 - tower - 50 Units


West tower
Later

Phase 7 - Later


Clerestory and vaults