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Texier, Jean le (Jean de Beauce)
architect and sculptor.
Le Texier was employed in the construction of the church of La Trinité at Vendôme (Loir et Cher). Nov. 11, 1506, he contracted with the chapter of the cathedral of Chartres to rebuild the northern spire of that edifice, according to a design on parchment which he that day exhibited. This new spire (clocher neuf), entirely of stone and one of the most splendid examples of the Flamboyant Gothic style in France, was completed in 1513. In 1514 Le Texier commenced the beautiful sculptured screen which surrounds the choir of the cathedral. This work, on which many sculptors were employed, was not finished at his death. Before 1510 he enlarged the church of S. Aignan at Chartres, by means of an arch with a span of fourteen metres thrown across the river Eure, on which he built the new choir of the church. Le Texier and Martin Chambiges were the last great champions of the Gothic style in France.
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