Byzantine and Romanesque architecture . /iN&OULEME Fig. 79-. Notre Jlanif~Volbier5 Fig. 80. facade (Plate CI) with some very beautiful carving, andthough a good many of the figures seem not to be intheir proper place, and others are sadly mutilated, on the 48 FRANCE—AQUITAINE [ch. xix Civray wholc this is OHC of the most charming fa9ades in westernRomanesque. But the west fronts of most of the churchesthat have been mentioned are singularly plain and un-adorned, and in general the sculpture in this district isconfined chiefly to the capitals. These, especially in the apses, are very commonlyca
Byzantine and Romanesque architecture . /iN&OULEME Fig. 79-. Notre Jlanif~Volbier5 Fig. 80. facade (Plate CI) with some very beautiful carving, andthough a good many of the figures seem not to be intheir proper place, and others are sadly mutilated, on the 48 FRANCE—AQUITAINE [ch. xix Civray wholc this is OHC of the most charming fa9ades in westernRomanesque. But the west fronts of most of the churchesthat have been mentioned are singularly plain and un-adorned, and in general the sculpture in this district isconfined chiefly to the capitals. These, especially in the apses, are very commonlycarved with figures, and gospel subjects, or with fanciful \-^^
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