Azy-sur-Marne (Aisne, France) - Saint-Félix
- Disclaimer
The dating found here is based on the work of John James, and is meant on this site to serve as a starting point. James' dating is derived from a system that uses his interpretation of the development of capitals over time as the basis for chronology, among other factors. His goal is to refine the dating to within years rather than decades. I have not fully embraced James' methodology, and will be developing this page from its current state to one which is admittedly more conservative. The relative expenditure values found in the Timeline are also based on James' work, and I believe these to be reasonably reliable. They are intended only to give a sense of the amount of work involved in each decade.
I have added the idea of the "project" as a way of separating work in buildings. In my mind, a "project" is a discrete section of work in a building that resulted from the one-time acquisition of funding. "Projects" are generally separated by at least a decade where no work was being done. It is my view that it would have been unwise to start a "project" that could not be finished and protected from the elements, and as such a "project" usually involved a wing or multiple wings of a building, from floor to roof. Rural churches, which could only secure small amounts of funding at irregular intervals, often were the result of many small projects, while the great churches, which benefitted from relatively consistent funding, may have involved only a few large projects.
I have added the idea of the "project" as a way of separating work in buildings. In my mind, a "project" is a discrete section of work in a building that resulted from the one-time acquisition of funding. "Projects" are generally separated by at least a decade where no work was being done. It is my view that it would have been unwise to start a "project" that could not be finished and protected from the elements, and as such a "project" usually involved a wing or multiple wings of a building, from floor to roof. Rural churches, which could only secure small amounts of funding at irregular intervals, often were the result of many small projects, while the great churches, which benefitted from relatively consistent funding, may have involved only a few large projects.
- Timeline with Relative Expenditure (if available, in building units)
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- Project A - Earlier - Phase 1 -
Crossing and apse
- Project B - 1090s - Phase 2 - tower I
Tower I with joints just over present vault.
- Project B - 1090s - Phase 3 - tower II
Tower II
- Project C - 1130s - Phase 4 - south door
South nave door may have been on west or temporary on south, but has been cut down as seen in changes from shaft to chevrons.
- Project D - 1150s - Phase 5 - west door
West portal, rebuilt.
- Project D - 1160s - Phase 6 - apse
Apse and next bay with solid lateral walls.
- Project D - 1170s - Phase 7 - nave (a)
Nave aisle arcade only: the aisle external walls are from the 17th century.
- Project D - 1180s - Phase 8 - raised crossing
Remove the old crossing and underpin the tower keeping corner piers, add large arches over solid shafts for side rooms and higher arches on east and west; intended rib vaults in the nave and inserted crossing vault under tower.
- Project D - 1190s - Phase 9 - nave (c)
Nave clerestory, west rose.
- Project E - 1220s - Phase 10 - north
North
- Project E - 1230s - Phase 11 - south
Remove south wall of crossing and add room with stairs.