Corinthian capital

The double-capital is identically decorated on all four sides. Nonetheless this capital differs from the other Corinthian capitals in the cloister through its more naturalistic, less stylized representations of leaves and plants. Acanthus foliations are arranged in two registers round the bowl; their three-dimensionality is emphasized by leaf-nerves deeply chiselled into the stone. The edges and tips of the leaves are luxuriant; they curl forwards and form volutes at their ends. Simple upside-down palmettes decorate the middle axis of each capital directly below the abacus plate.
The impost shows a tendril motif with volutes springing from its stem; four thin leaves facing in different directions are placed within them.