Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - lavabo, capital - Stalley, Roger (My University, 2011)
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, Collon, County Louth
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior view of the lavabo showing bell capital with acanthus foliate carving surmounted by a roll-and-fillet abacus resting on a jamb with a round engaged shaft.
Keywords: bell capitals; acanthus leaf; foliate carving; lavabo; roll-and-fillet moulding; abacus; round jambs; round shafts; roll mouldings; Architecture, Medieval--Ireland; Architecture, Gothic--Ireland; Ecclesiastical architecture; Architecture--Ireland--Louth; Cistercian architecture; Capitals (Architecture), Gothic; Cloisters (Architecture); Monasteries--Ireland; Mouldings; Foliation (Architecture and decoration); Stone carving--Ireland; Medieval; Romanesque