Seraincourt, Saint-Sulpice
SERAINCO

Building Data for Seraincourt, Saint-Sulpice

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  • Type: Parish
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  • Region: Ile-de-France
  • Department: Val-d'Oise
  • Coords: 49.035, 1.8659
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  • Surveyed: 1980-83, 2003, 2014

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Timeline and building units for Seraincourt, Saint-Sulpice 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 Seraincourt, Saint-Sulpice 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 [1077] - apse - 22 Units


East and crossing, floor is today 1 course below; side walls have double windows; used to be continuous drip on outside and skirt on inside, as can be seen in the south wall; the buttress around stairs shows a setback at about 14 courses above the plinth, suggesting a possible and reasonable joint, needing possibly 5 years for the whole construction, though most disguised in rebuilding.
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1080

Phase 2 - 1080 [1080] - crossing (c) - 22 Units


24 courses to capitals and the original roof line visible on external east wall; though the stairs have been rebuilt still original at top.
1120

Phase 3 - 1120 - tower - 20 Units


Tower plain caps, no decoration, and one cap on east same as aisle, so could be just after. The crossing; tower is 18 courses from plinth to impost, almost as tall as the crossing itself.
1180

Phase 4 - 1180 - north - 24 Units


North with opening cut through apse wall, and the corbels, caps and ribs in both parts the same, though east higher than west; all buttress drips the same, and window drip with curl on end; included the opening into apse just 1 bay wide, between E1 and E2 shaft.
1210

Phase 5 - 1210 - nave (a) - 28 Units


Nave and portal.
Later

Phase 6 - Later


Opening into apse widened.