Vraux, Saint-Laurent
VRAUX

Building Data for Vraux, Saint-Laurent

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  • Type: Parish
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  • Region: Champagne-Ardenne
  • Department: Marne
  • Coords: 49.026, 4.2372
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  • Surveyed: 1980-83, 2015

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Timeline and building units for Vraux, Saint-Laurent 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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1100		 gray 35
1140		 15
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1050 1080s 1100s 1140s 1150s 1250

Phases for Vraux, Saint-Laurent 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 [1083] - apse - 30 Units


Apse round vaulted with dado, built separately to the crossing; the buttresses are original and do not coincide with windows nor with possible vaults and the dado is not in sync with the window openings.
1080

Phase 2 - 1080 [1084] - crossing - 42 Units


Crossing with pointed arches and rib vaults and flattened capitals like Bonnesvalyn that indicates the date, the pilasters for nave arcade were constructed independently from apse.
1100

Phase 3 - 1100 - apse - 8 Units


Apse and crossing joined
1140

Phase 4 - 1140 [1140] - nave - 35 Units


Nave arcade and west wall, and aisles later
1150

Phase 5 - 1150 [1156] - tower - 15 Units


Tower