THE DOUBLE CAPITAL, SOUTHERN FRENCH, SECOND HALF 12TH CENTURY, THE CAPITAL, NORTHERN SPANISH, SECOND HALF 12TH CENTURY

The lattice network of a striated and cord-like material of the double capital can be seen in a number of other double capitals originating from the middle or third quarter of the twelfth century from the Haute-Garonne region in southern France, which was part of the traditional pilgrims route to Santiago de Compostela (see J. Hayward and W. Cahn, Radiance and Reflection, Medieval Art from the Raymond Pitcaim Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, exh. cat., 1982, no. 12 and V.V.M Aubert, Gallia Romanica, 1955, no. 115).