Pont-sur-Yonne (Yonne, France) - Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
- 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 -
There was a consecration of something in 1169, perhaps a foundation stone?
- Project B - 1180s - Phase 2 - church
Groin vaulted chapels and transept walls and south aisle wall to S5, drops below string, and on north drops down west of N3 to similar level; the nave bases all for 6-part vaults, alternating plans.
- Project B - 1190s - Phase 3 - nave (a)
Nave pier caps 1-3 together with west crossing.
- Project B - 1190s - Phase 4 - church (v)
Transept, crossing and W1-3 high vault together, and there are joints partway along the crossing ribs ghat together show there was something in the middle that was not removed until later, affected piers 4-6 and delayed the upper works in western bay. No trace of clerestory windows.
- Project B - 1200s - Phase 5 - apse
Apse added between chapels and the imposts have chamfered corners.
- Project C - Later - Phase 6 - east
Upper parts aisle walls and their vaults, nave piers 4-6 similar in plan but later bases and capitals.