Courville, Saint-Julien
COURVILL

Building Data for Courville, Saint-Julien

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  • Type: Parish
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  • Region: Champagne-Ardenne
  • Department: Marne
  • Coords: 49.268, 3.6935
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  • Surveyed: 1977, 1980-83, 2014

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Timeline and building units for Courville, Saint-Julien 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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1070		 129
1080		 gray 142
1170		 10
1180		 49
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1050 1070s 1080s 1170s 1180s 1190s 1250

Phases for Courville, Saint-Julien 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.
1070

Phase 1 - 1070 [1078] - apse - 30 Units


The apse with buttresses and simple windows to 5 or 6 courses was possibly built before the nave; the interior shafts were added along with the vaults; chapel on the south intended but not built above possible joint at s-s sill; work may have continued to a roof above the windows, later replace when vaulted.
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1080

Phase 2 - 1080 [1084] - nave (a) - 84 Units


Nave arcade with aisles but no doubleau nor vaults; the eastern bays of the aisles were omitted; there were many campaigns; the narthex was built with the nave, though the axis was offset;
1080

Phase 3 - 1080 - nave (c) - 45 Units


The nave clerestory wall without doubleau in a number of campaigns; The eastern crossing capitals by same team as in the aisles, and seem to have been raised at the the the ar was installed; the wall arches are lower on the north than on the south and in the upper narthex there is a junction just under the barrel vault where the pilasters change;
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1170

Phase 4 - 1170 - transepts - 110 Units


Transepts and north chapel added on to earlier apse over six campaigns; I would guess that the apse vaults were built about this time, though the capitals are too worn to indicate dates, including those to the nave aisles, excluding north wall of nave. A sets out apses to 5th or 6th course. B sets out transepts, arches into nave, apse windows, caps and start of vaults, and stairs with no windows. C builds two windows in stairs, completes apse vaults and begins transept windows. D is M1 on transept roses ca. 1195 in phase 8. E completes transept vaults.
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1170

Phase 5 - 1170 - apse (v) - 32 Units


Interior shafts to the apse were added with the vaults;
1180

Phase 6 - 1180 - tower I - 10 Units


Tower I
1190

Phase 7 - 1190 - tower II - 24 Units


Tower II
1190

Phase 8 - 1190 [1195] - transepts (c) - 25 Units


Upper walls of transepts with tracery