The foliage creates a wonderful surface design, coupled with an abstract foliage impost. The decorated surface is an essential component of the Romanesque style.
The scalloped upper moulding of the impost is repeated on several other capitals.

Northwest View

Related capitals:

Foliage capitals: 7, 21, 26, 31, 33, 34, 36, 41, 45, 50, 55, 59, 65, 68, 70, 74

Bird Capitals: 2, 4, 29, 40, 43, 52, 60, 69

Dragons and Beasts: 28, 29, 66, 69, 72

Angels: 46, 58

Non-Narrative Capitals:
Capital 3: Babylonia Magna
Capital 9: Jerusalem Sancta
Capital 11: Symbols of the Evangelists
Capital 51: The 4 Evangelists with Beast Heads
Capital 71: Personifications of the Beatitudes