Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - lavabo, capital and vault rib - Stalley, Roger (My University, 2011)
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior of the lavabo showing twin round shafts separated by an arris fillet and a stringcourse at abacus height; the acanthus carved bell capital is the springing point for a vault rib.
Keywords: lavabo; rib vault; foliate capital; roll moulding; shaft; stringcourse; bell capital; vault springer; arris fillet; round shaft; scallop capital; roll-and-fillet moulding; Architecture, Medieval--Ireland; Ecclesiastical architecture; Monasteries--Ireland; Architecture--Ireland--Louth; Architecture, Cistercian; Capitals (Architecture); Vaults (Architecture), Medieval; mouldings; Medieval; Romanesque