Essômes-sur-Marne, Saint-Ferréol
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Building Data for Essômes-sur-Marne, Saint-Ferréol

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  • Type: Parish
  • Affiliation: Augustinian
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  • Region: Picardie
  • Department: Aisne
  • Coords: 49.030, 3.3750
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  • Surveyed: 1972-74, 1977, 1980-83, 2003, 2014

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Timeline and building units for Essômes-sur-Marne, Saint-Ferréol 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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1200		 265
1210		 540
1220		 330
1230		 130
1240		 gray
1050 1200s 1210s 1220s 1230s 1240s 1250

Phases for Essômes-sur-Marne, Saint-Ferréol 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


Nave shown in drawings, now demolished;
1200

Phase 2 - 1200 - east (b) - 140 Units


Choir and transept laid out to the bases;
1210

Phase 3 - 1210 [1215] - east (a) - 265 Units


Choir with curved plan and transept walls with chapels with tracery and vaults;
1220

Phase 4 - 1220 [1225] - east (t) - 150 Units


East triforium and linked clerestory
1220

Phase 5 - 1220 - east (c) - 120 Units


East clerestory to start of vaults
1220

Phase 6 - 1220 - nave (b) - 270 Units


Sets out west two bays of walls and piers;
1230

Phase 7 - 1230 - east (v) - 130 Units


Choir vaults;
1230

Phase 8 - 1230 [1237] - w crossing, nave - 100 Units


Western pilier cantonne piers and nave aisle vaults; transept walls
1230

Phase 9 - 1230 - transept (t) - 100 Units


Transept triforium and rose windows, start of clerestory;
1240

Phase 10 - 1240 - nave (t,c) - 70 Units


Nave triforium and clerestory;
1240

Phase 11 - 1240 - transepts (v) - 60 Units


Complete vaults in transepts and crossing;