Hermonville, Saint-Sauveur
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Building Data for Hermonville, Saint-Sauveur

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  • Type: Abbey
  • Affiliation: Benedictine
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  • Region: Champagne-Ardenne
  • Department: Marne
  • Coords: 49.336, 3.9096
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  • Surveyed: 1980-83, 2015

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Timeline and building units for Hermonville, Saint-Sauveur 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 Hermonville, Saint-Sauveur 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 - tower base - 30 Units


Tower support and to completion, date uncertain
1150

Phase 2 - 1150 [1157] - porch - 40 Units


Footings for walls for apse and two chapels for ribs, heavy shafts; wall continues around north transept to nave entry, but cant tell on south, but with the tower nearby probably did both sides
1150

Phase 3 - 1150 [1157] - e crossing - 40 Units


East crossing piers with mismatch evidence in the respond arches at the level of the capitals, but as there are too many replacements in the bases and plinths to determine exactly what was the original plan, and as well tori often overlap the bases.
1150

Phase 4 - 1150 [1150] - apse (a) - 40 Units


Apse capitals and chapel vaults
1150

Phase 5 - 1150 - w crossing (b) - 40 Units


Footings for west crossing, no rib vaults (aisle shafts added), octagonal shaft across entry, and may have included footings for nave as piers overhang lowest courses.
1150

Phase 6 - 1150 [1158] - nave (a) - 40 Units


Nave piers, and aisles for ribs, west wall and W-w door with rectangular pilasters; soffits over arcade with piers
1160

Phase 7 - 1160 - apse (v) - 40 Units


Apse vault and caps with east side of crossing caps and decision for pointed barrel vaults over transepts, start of crossing arches and vault.
1160

Phase 8 - 1160 [1159] - nave (c) - 40 Units


Clerestory to nave, completion of crossing vault.
1160

Phase 9 - 1160 [1169] - porch - 44 Units


Porch