Ourscamp (Oise, France) - Notre-Dame
- 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 - 1160s - Phase 1 - nave (a,c)
Nave aisle and clerestory with flyer
- Project B - 1230s - Phase 2 - east aisle (s)
East to sills
- Project B - 1240s - Phase 3 - east piers
East aisle capitals and vaults
- Primary Sources for Dating
1154 - OURSCAMP
Donation to the works by Ode de Roye, wife of the chatelain of Roye
Donation to the works by Ode de Roye, wife of the chatelain of Roye
It is said that under Oda, Castelan of Roye, the work of greater monastic church was begun; that was not dedicated until the day before the ides of October, 1201.
1234 - OURSCAMP
Donation
Donation
…to pay 8 pounds Parisian per year for a chapel to be constructed in the abovementioned church for the soul of my father…
1234 - OURSCAMP
Permission to sell a vineyard at Machemont, the proceeds for the construction at Ourscamp
Permission to sell a vineyard at Machemont, the proceeds for the construction at Ourscamp
…a vineyard which the church at Machemont has on the hill of Machemont, along the road to Ourscamp, for their church to be repaired.
1257 before - OURSCAMP
Chapels behind the high altar constructed
Chapels behind the high altar constructed
Guillaume I…built in the choir the chapels behind the high altar.
1303, March - OURSCAMP
…and for the works of this church…