Étampes, Saint-Martin
ETMPES-M

Building Data for Étampes, Saint-Martin

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  • Type: Collegiate
  • Affiliation: Benedictine
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  • Region: Ile-de-France
  • Department: Essonne
  • Coords: 48.426, 2.1394
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  • Surveyed: 1969, 1972-74, 1980-83, 1992-98, 2003, 2015

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Studies These draft studies have been written as if all carvings were by an individual whereas they can equally be analysed as template modes employed by a number of carvers. The more personal approach was necessitated by the complexity of the data. The drafts will be reconsidered after I have added the rib vault material to the database.
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These draft studies have been written as if all carvings were by an individual whereas they can equally be analysed as template modes employed by a number of carvers. The more personal approach was necessitated by the complexity of the data. The drafts will be reconsidered after I have added the rib vault material to the database.

Timeline and building units for Étampes, Saint-Martin 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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Phases for Étampes, Saint-Martin 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 [1136] - choir (a) - 250 Units


Choir, crossing and chapels to aisle vaults; the footings in many campaigns while setting out and suggest may have intended to vault the east at the level of the triforium capitals as in Sens.
1130

Phase 2 - 1130 [1139] - choir (av) - 100 Units


Choir vaults and upper walls to cornice and external capitals
1130

Phase 3 - 1130 [1143] - choir (t,c) - 250 Units


Choir, nave triforium and clerestory, nave 3 as caps more complex, vault to W1 aisle; walls to W3 caps and steps down with large clerestory windows, flyers.
1150

Phase 4 - 1150 - nave (a,t) - 70 Units


Nave WN aisle and triforium 4-5, rib vaults to W2-4 aisle while transepts were finished slowly.
1210

Phase 5 - 1210 [1215] - w nave - 86 Units


Nave WS aisle and triforium 3-5.
1210

Phase 6 - 1210 - nave (c) - 70 Units


Nave clerestory 3-5
Later

Phase 7 - Later


rebuilding clerestory W 2 and 3 aas there could have been some danger of a collapse at the level of the triforium as both these triforium bays are missing and the clerestory caps have been replaced, probably with the high vaults C15; later western tower over footings that sank as it was being built.
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