Bury, Église Saint-Lucien

The nave (c1135-40) has a two story elevation. On the north aisle of the nave we have the two earliest bays of the building. They are rather unusual in that they do not have keystones (the form is like an uncrossed X). Signs of experimentation with the rib vaults can be found in the north nave aisle. The first bay on the north eastern aisle has four atlas figures that are squatting as their arms reach above to hold the ribs that rise above. These atlas figures were later omitted. The rib profiles are of the triple torus variety with an almond shape in the central profile. In the nave at the clerestory level there are simplified water leaf capitals. The aisle capitals are highly decorative with narrative scenes. The capitals on the north-western side of the nave we have an agricultural scene coupled with what might be a seigneurial figure drawing his sword, however this could also be a farmer with a spade. This figure - is on the eastern nave-face of the aisle. Turning around that capital we have a part of a building and an agricultural figure harvesting. On the capitals in the most western bay we have decorative foliate forms. The tall gothic choir, dating from the first half of the 13th-century, has a three-story elevation with arcade born upon slender cylindrical columns and lofty upper elevation with a blind triforium in the easternmost bay. The tracery of the choir clerestory points to Parisian prototypes (Notre-Dame of Paris) There has been work done in the transepts that dates to the 15th century. Evident in the flamboyant tracery of the windows and disappearing capitals with deep concavities. In the tracery of the choir windows we have prismatic trefoils and tracery on both the exterior and interior. Exterior - there is a cornice beauvaisine with a boudin etc.