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Looking for Robert de Luzarches: The Early Work at Amiens Cathedral

A new look at the charter issued by Bishop Geoffroy d'Eu in 1236, coupled with an analysis of the earliest parts of the cathedral to appear above ground, will allow a reinterpretation of the chronology of construction of Notre-Dame of Amiens. It had been believed that the cathedral was built in a west-to-east sequence, with the chevet begun only after the 1236 demolition of the church of Saint-Firmin the Confessor, thought to have occupied the site of the north transept of the Gothic cathedral. It will be demonstrated here that the early demolition of Saint-Firmin left the cathedral site unencumbered except for whatever remained of the old Roman city wall on the site of the chevet. The physical evidence suggests that construction of the Gothic cathedral began in the center (the east end of the nave) and spread rapidly in both directions, with the nave in advance of the chevet. The extreme west and east ends of the lower building were constructed last. Robert de Luzarches's design for the new cathedral was an innovative one, embodying features that can hardly be called "classic." While doubts must always remain about Master Robert's regional origins, careful analysis of his design formulae suggests a Picard background.