Paris (Paris, France) - Saint-Pierre-de-Montmartre
- 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 - 1100s - Phase 1 - chapels
Two eastern chapels
- Project B - 1120s - Phase 2 - e crossing (c+)
- Project B - 1120s - Phase 3 - nave n (a)
- Project B - 1130s - Phase 4 - nave south (a)
Nave south aisle and west wall
- Project C - 1150s - Phase 5 - nave N4-5 (a)
Nave N4-5 aisles
- Project C - 1160s - Phase 6 - nave (t,c)
Nave triforium and clerestory
- Project C - 1160s - Phase 7 - apse
Apse
- Primary Sources for Dating
1134, Aug 3/Oct 25 - PARIS-PM
Confirmation of foundation by Adelaide of Savoy, wife to Louis le Gros
Confirmation of foundation by Adelaide of Savoy, wife to Louis le Gros
Observances to be made by the entire body of the faithful, as much for the future as the present, for the remediation of the souls of myself and my ancestors, prayers and charitable counsel for my wife Queen Adelaide, in the church and abbey on the hill, called the Mount of the Martyr, we constructed under the authority of God,…
1147, 15 June - PARIS-PM
Papal consecration
Papal consecration
Eugenius… in attending to the needs of those attending the Montmartre, in the year of Our Lord 1147, the month of June, in that place in our presence, the high altar in honor of the blessed martyrs, Denis, Rustici and Eleutherius, was consecrated to God the creator.