Lagny-sur-Marne, Notre-Dame-des-Ardents
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Building Data for Lagny-sur-Marne, Notre-Dame-des-Ardents

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  • Type: Abbey
  • Affiliation: Benedictine
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  • Region: Ile-de-France
  • Department: Seine-et-Marne
  • Coords: 48.877, 2.7063
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  • Surveyed: 1972-74, 1977, 1992-98, 2015

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Timeline and building units for Lagny-sur-Marne, Notre-Dame-des-Ardents 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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1120		 60
1130		 gray 280
1200		 126
1210		 122
1220		 240
1230		 gray
1050 1120s 1130s 1200s 1210s 1220s 1230s 1250

Phases for Lagny-sur-Marne, Notre-Dame-des-Ardents 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.
1120

Phase 1 - 1120 [1127] - west wall (a) - 20 Units


North lower west wall
1130

Phase 2 - 1130 [1130] - west wall (c) - 60 Units


Triple piers in south part of west wall for an interior that was taller than today, by altogether 6 courses, and the north wall raised at the same time.
1200

Phase 3 - 1200 [1201] - chapels (b) - 120 Units


Foundations and with a north to south direction as piscines become more elaborate
1200

Phase 4 - 1200 [1205] - east walls (a) - 50 Units


Chapel bases, and walls intending a huge building as seen in stone size and height of plinths; work continued possibly to above the sills with the chapel capitals and start of vaults [see "Templatemakers" 24-5]: an Add-a-Chapel scheme; stepped joints in walls to west of first column; alternation in piers; plinths and torus in one stone.
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1200

Phase 5 - 1200 - sanctuary (a) - 110 Units


Straight east walls continued a little on chapel piers,
1210

Phase 6 - 1210 - west bay - 126 Units


West bay with stairs and dado begun, to lower slot window..
1220

Phase 7 - 1220 [1220] - nw stairs - 122 Units


Rest of NW corner staircase built in one campaign as all slot windows equal. Includes adjacent tracery windows; showing they intended wider and taller west end; most wall caps together and chapel vaults
1230

Phase 8 - 1230 - mid (a) - 110 Units


North and south sanctuary raised to vaults
1230

Phase 9 - 1230 [1238] - choir (a) - 130 Units


Choir arcade piers and capitals supporting pointed arches and preparation for a very tall building.
Later

Phase 10 - Later


Triforium and clerestory; rebuilt western entry with stairs.