Pont-Saint-Mard, Saint-Medard
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Building Data for Pont-Saint-Mard, Saint-Medard

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  • Type: Parish
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  • Region: Picardie
  • Department: Aisne
  • Coords: 49.499, 3.2871
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  • Surveyed: 1980-83, 2017

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Timeline and building units for Pont-Saint-Mard, Saint-Medard 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 Pont-Saint-Mard, Saint-Medard 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.
1070

Phase 1 - 1070 [1078] - west wall - 20 Units


Two storey west wall with decorated portal and double windows in good quality stone; with pilasters for nave arcade.; can we presume a timber nave between the two?
1070

Phase 2 - 1070 [1078] - east


Apse and next bay with two capitals in eastern window similar to St Pierre at Chartres, and with highly decorated shafts, and one damaged capital in the crossing like Berneuil-sur-Aisne; with shaft on the west for nave arcade.
1120

Phase 3 - 1120 - nave (a) - 30 Units


Nave drum piers with simple capitals (astragal and impost only) and arcade arches; to clerestory in at least three campaigns.
1130

Phase 4 - 1130 - tower - 17 Units


Tower
Later

Phase 5 - Later - transepts


North and south transepts butted to apse, aisle walls added, arches set into external faces of nave arcade walls for intended aisle vaults, but not built.