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Medieval wall painting, (1898). 'Figs 1 and 2: From the apsis of the Basilica di S. Angelo in Formis near Capua, 11th century. Figs 3-5: From the chapter-house of the former Benedictine-abbey Brauweiler near Cologne, 11th century. Figs 6-9: From the lower church at Schwarz-Rheindorf near Bonn, mid 12th century. Figs 10, 11 and 15: From the choir of the cathedral at Braunschweig, 12th century. Fig 12: From the former abbey-church at Marcigny, 12th century. Figs 13 and 14: From the church at Anzy, 12th century. Figs 16 and 17: From the lower church S. Francesco at Assisi'. Plate 36 from "The Historic Styles of Ornament" translated from the German of H. Dolmetsch. [B.T. Batford, London, 1898] (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/The Print Collector)