The Corpus of
ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE
in Britain & Ireland
Image of the feature "Clerestorey: Nave S clerestorey arcade" at Ely.
by Ron Baxter.
The design is the same as the S transept. All capitals are plain cushions with neckings and imposts as in the S transept, except where detailed below. In the following descriptions capitals are lettered from A to D, left to right in each bay:
Bay 4, capital B: capital has a trefoil shield indicated by an inscribed groove.
7A: double scallop capital.
8A: multi-scallop capital with zigzag on the impost chamfer.
8C: cushion capital with a triple keel on the angles.
9C: double scallop capital.
10C: triple scallop capital.
11B: shields decorated with fluting.
11D: shields decorated with fluting.
In addition to these variations, angle tucks appear on capitals 4B, 9D, 10D and 12B.
