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Rh The same general type is, with many beautiful minor variations, carried out in most of the capitals of Bishop Hugh's choir and transept, especially in the wall arcades of the ground story. But associated with them are a few others of curiously different and ill-agreeing character. Of these Fig. 141 affords an illustration. In this capital the

FIG. 141.

round abacus is joined to a bell of thoroughly French design—as may be seen by comparing it with Fig. 113 in the preceding chapter. in which crockets of considerable projection, but having little connection with the abacus, take the place of the more appropriate supporting leaf forms of the former example. These capitals are interesting as affording evidence of the employment of French workmen in com-