Rapport d'analyses dendrochornologiques: Floreffe, clocher de l'abbatiale

Report (2012)

Two main phases of this interesting church spire were dendrodated. The first one is coming from a gothic structure of 16th century and the second is a transformation in Baroque style at the beginning of ... [more ▼]

Two main phases of this interesting church spire were dendrodated. The first one is coming from a gothic structure of 16th century and the second is a transformation in Baroque style at the beginning of the 18th century [less ▲]

Rapport d'analyse dendrochornologiques: Ecaussines-Lalaing, rue de Seneffe 1, château d'Ecaussines

Report (2012)

Roofs of chapel, north and west aisle of this castle were dendrodated from the 15th to 17th centuries.

Utilisation et technique de production du fer et du bois dans les charpentes de comble mosanes : premiers jalons d’une évolution du XIIe au XVIIIe siècle

in ArchéoSciences (2012), 36

The development of a comparative approach between the evaluation of the quantity of timber used in a roof frame and the volume of wood present in this same attic allows the acquisition of information ... [more ▼]

The development of a comparative approach between the evaluation of the quantity of timber used in a roof frame and the volume of wood present in this same attic allows the acquisition of information about the economical, technical and social contexts in which a timber frame was drawn up. By carrying out this kind of comparison in a systematic way in twenty-tree religious mosan buildings (Belgium and Netherlands), it’s possible to trace, step by step, thanks to dendrochronologic dating of the attics since 12th until 18thcentury, the causes and consequences which influence the methods of constructions of the carpenters. In parallel, the confrontation of this result with the volumes of iron used in the attics reveals the growing importance of this material in function of the time and of the architectural principles. This part of the study was enriched by archeometallurgic analyses intended to identify the process of reduction employed to produce this metal with the aim to measure the possible influence of iron process innovations on the use of iron in the medieval and modern frames, knowing that Wallonia knew from the end of the Middle Ages the early development of the indirect iron process instead of the direct iron process. [less ▲]

L'utilisation du fer dans la construction médiévale mosane : explications et premiers repères d'une évolution

Conference (2011, April 11)

The development of a new comparative approach establishing a link between the evaluation of the quantity of barks used in a roof frame and the volume of wood present in this same attic allows the ... [more ▼]

The development of a new comparative approach establishing a link between the evaluation of the quantity of barks used in a roof frame and the volume of wood present in this same attic allows the acquisition of essential information for the apprehension of the economical, the technical and the social contexts in which a timber frame was drawn up. By carrying out this kind of comparison in a systematic way in about thirty attics of religious buildings dispersed in the Walloon region (Belgium), the evolution of these contexts develops step by step since 12th until 18thcentury and highlights phenomena which influence the methods of constructions of the carpenters, like the appearance of the saw or the rarefaction of the forest resources. The confrontation of this result with the evolution of the volume of iron considered in the attics reveals the catch of importance of this material in function of the time and of the architectural principles. Iron appears in the roof frames of our areas in the same time that the advent of the Gothic architecture in link with the increase of the roof’s dimensions. Its employment generalizes then knows a real expansion at the 17th century because of the rarefaction of the forest resources but also because the preindustrial techniques allow it. [less ▲]

Etude archéologique et dendrochronologique des charpentes de l'église de la Sainte-Vierge à Chaussée-Notre-Dame (Soignies)

in Bulletin de la Commission royale des Monuments, Sites et Fouilles (2011), 23

Thanks to archaeological observations on roofs of this church during the restauration and also with the help of dendrochronology, new data were obtained on the evolution of this interesting gothic church ... [more ▼]

Thanks to archaeological observations on roofs of this church during the restauration and also with the help of dendrochronology, new data were obtained on the evolution of this interesting gothic church of the region Hainaut in Belgium [less ▲]

Calculs et méthodes d'évaluation des surfaces forestières utilisées dans une charpente

Report (2011)

Chapelle Notre-Dame (Laeken), charpente du choeur: rapport d'analyse dendrochronologique

Report (2010)

The apparition and the utilization of the indirect process of iron production in the mosan region : a new perception given by the archaeometallurgical study of ferrous reinforcements in medieval frames

Conference (2010, May)

L'abbaye de Vauclair (Aisne - France) au XIIIe siècle : approche d'une chronologie relative basée sur l'analyse des mortiers

Report (2010)

Etude dendrochronologique des toits de l'église Saint-Léonard à Zoutleeuw (B, Vl Brabant)

Report (2009)