figured capital
Isaac Kremer/ September 9, 2023/ / 0 comments
A capital which is decorated with figures of animals, birds, or humans, used either alone or combined with foliage. The figures need not have any meaning, although they may be symbolic or part of a narrative sequence. Historiated capitals were most commonly used in the Romanesque from the late eleventh to mid-twelfth centuries See also capital, column, Other types of capital: Corinthian, cushion, crocket, foliate, Ionic. (Medieval Art, 2020)
