Jackson, Thomas Graham, Sir, 1835-1924 · Cambridge, University Press · leaf 182
ried capitalscompositions, though some of them occur too. But inthe Chapter House at V^zelay and at Avallon the purerCorinthian type prevails, so that one wonders whetherS. Bernards diatribes had their effect. It is interestingto see how, while in so short a period as that covered bythese buildings… … The Cistercian abbey church of Pontigny about Abbey of10 miles from Auxerre contrasts strongly with the splen-dour of the Cluniac buildings. It was built in the latterpart of the 12th century with a severity of design thatwould have satisfied S. Bernard himself. The onlytower is a piquant little…
