Luzarches, Saints-Côme-et-Damien
LUZARCHE

Building Data for Luzarches, Saints-Côme-et-Damien

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  • Type: Abbey
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  • Region: Ile-de-France
  • Department: Val-d'Oise
  • Coords: 49.112, 2.4286
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  • Surveyed: 1972-74, 2003, 2014

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Timeline and building units for Luzarches, Saints-Côme-et-Damien 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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1080		 gray 37
1110		 gray 18
1140		 12
1150		 gray 32
1240		 gray
1050 1080s 1110s 1140s 1150s 1240s 1250

Phases for Luzarches, Saints-Côme-et-Damien 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.
1080

Phase 1 - 1080 [1088] - apse - 66 Units


East one bay and apse, bases in two campaigns, but upper courses together and used to have windows to each side date ex long-horned ox also in Morienval].
1110

Phase 2 - 1110 [1115] - north - 37 Units


North chapel with two bays, with ashlar vaults.
1140

Phase 3 - 1140 - tower I - 18 Units


Tower I
1150

Phase 4 - 1150 - tower II - 12 Units


Tower II
1240

Phase 5 - 1240 - south - 32 Units


South two bays, could have been by Robert de Luzarches as details similar to Amiens if he did the tracery on three of the windows, where the consttruction joint suggest.