Model: Lady Chapel (Paris)

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Model Parts

Project Name

Saint-Germain des Prés

Model Name

Lady Chapel

Model Description

Reconstruction of the Lady Chapel of Saint-Germain des Prés (ca. 1245-55). Built by Pierre de Montreuil.

Site Name

Paris

Monument Name

Building

Model File Name

SGP_LC_new width_assembled_4_2017.vwx

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Balustrade

Notes:

Graphical : Topographie Historique du vieux Paris, III, Region du Fbg St Germain, p 374-6, 1866-97

Lithic : Balustrade fragment located in Square Laurent Prache
Floor Plan

Notes:

Archaeological : Proposed floor plan found in Topographie
Hemicycle Pier (Pier)

Notes:

Archaeological : Hemicycle Pier profile

Lithic : Hemicycle pier fragment
Nave Dado (Dado)

Notes:

Archaeological : Socle profile

Archaeological : Drawing reconstruction of dado

Lithic : Nave dado fragment now located in Square Laurent Prache
Nave Pier (Pier)

Notes:

Graphical : Drawing of pier profile

Lithic : Pier fragment now located in 6, rue de l'Abbaye
Nave Window Tracery (Mullion)

Notes:

Graphical : Central Mullion

Hypothetical : Hypothetical reconstruction of nave window tracery forms are based on Saint-Germain-en-Laye and the dimensions for the surviving hemicycle glass from the Lady Chapel now housed at the Met
Portal west facade (Portal)

Notes:

Archaeological : Portal of the Lady Chapel, now installed at the Musée de Cluny

Archaeological : Drawing of Virgin and Child trumeau sculpture

Lithic : Abandoned trumeau sculpture of the Virgin and Child from the Lady Chapel of Saint-Germain des Prés, now located at the abbey church of Saint-Germain des Prés
Vaults

Notes:

Archaeological : Floor plan indicated sexpartite vaulting in nave

Archaeological : Rib Vault profile

Hypothetical : Rib Vaults and Webbing in nave based on calculations of chapel width and bay width. Initial vaulting modeled by Tori Schmitt and Kexin Dai.

Textual : Vault height
West Facade (Facade)

Notes:

Graphical : Gautier-Dagoty, Démolition de Saint-Germain-des-Prés

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