Vailly-sur-Aisne, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
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Building Data for Vailly-sur-Aisne, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

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  • Type: Abbey
  • Affiliation: Benedictine
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  • Region: Picardie
  • Department: Aisne
  • Coords: 49.410, 3.5176
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  • Surveyed: 1980-83, 2003, 2015

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Timeline and building units for Vailly-sur-Aisne, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption 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 Vailly-sur-Aisne, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption 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.
1160

Phase 1 - 1160 [1163] - east (a) - 80 Units


East end with side chapels that were later removed from evidence in the part-arch on the north side.
1160

Phase 2 - 1160 [1164] - east (c) - 60 Units


East end with apse rib vaults and crossing
1160

Phase 3 - 1160 [1167] - nave (a) - 87 Units


Nave aisles with groin vaults (capitals now in store). The floor would have been some 4 courses lower than it is today; presume there were steps up to west portal.
1160

Phase 4 - 1160 [1168] - west portal - 20 Units


West portal with steps down into nave.
1170

Phase 5 - 1170 - nave (c) - 85 Units


Nave clerestory and west windows with tower I constructed with nave clerestory
1180

Phase 6 - 1180 - tower II - 28 Units


Tower II
1240

Phase 7 - 1240 - chapels - 30 Units


North and south chapels to the east of the transepts, with arched openings into apse and transepts, vaulted
Later

Phase 8 - Later


Transept vaults and lateral aisles to nave