Dourdan, Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre
DOURDAN

Building Data for Dourdan, Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre

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  • Type: Abbey
  • Affiliation: Benedictine
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  • Region: Ile-de-France
  • Department: Essonne
  • Coords: 48.529, 2.0116
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  • Surveyed: 1972-74, 1977, 1980-83, 2015

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Timeline and building units for Dourdan, Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre 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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1180		 40
1190		 133
1200		 240
1210		 20
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1050 1140s 1160s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s 1220s 1250

Phases for Dourdan, Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre 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


Choir walls in first two bays and to east.
1140

Phase 2 - 1140 [1142] - choir piers 1-3 - 44 Units


Choir walls 1-3, part south arcade
1160

Phase 3 - 1160 - choir (a+) - 30 Units


Choir arcade and walls vaults 1-3. Intended crossing in the bases, denied in the aisle capitals.
1180

Phase 4 - 1180 - W1(b) - 50 Units


Bases to W1 in walls and piers.
1190

Phase 5 - 1190 - nave walls 5-8 - 40 Units


Nave aisle walls 5-8, as in Bonneval.
1200

Phase 6 - 1200 [1200] - n nave (a) - 40 Units


North nave arcade 5-7 and vaults
1200

Phase 7 - 1200 - s nave (a) - 45 Units


South nave arcade drums 5-8 and vaults
1200

Phase 8 - 1200 - choir (t) - 48 Units


Choir triforium 1-3, with clerestory sills 1-2 to springing.
1210

Phase 9 - 1210 [1212] - nave (t) - 130 Units


Nave triforium with corbel of Scarlet
1210

Phase 10 - 1210 - tower I - 30 Units


Tower I
1210

Phase 11 - 1210 - nave (c) - 80 Units


Nave clerestory with bec caps and tas-de-charge
1220

Phase 12 - 1220 - tower II - 20 Units


Tower II
Later

Phase 12 - Later


Eastern wall, west block.