These fantastic birds create a wonderful surface design, echoed in their vine-and-bird impost. The decorated surface is an essential component of the Romanesque style.

West and South View

West View

Related capitals:

Foliage capitals: 7, 21, 23, 26, 31, 33, 34, 36, 41, 45, 50, 55, 59, 65, 68, 70, 74

Bird Capitals: 2, 4, 29, 40, 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