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...Les premiers crochets apparaissant sous les tablettes de couronnement des corniches ornent déjà certaines églises bâties de 1150 à 1160. Ils sont petits, composés, à la tête, de trois folioles retournées ressemblant assez aux cotylédons du jeune végétal. La tigelle d'où sortent ces feuilles est grosse, élargie à la base, de manière à s'appuyer sur le profil servant de fond à l'ornement (1)...

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