Editing Abacus (architecture) (section)

==Examples in France==
The first abacus pictured below (fig. 5) is decorated with simple mouldings and ornaments, common during the 12th century, in Île-de-France, Normandy, Champagne, and Burgundy regions, and from the choir of [[Vézelay Abbey]] (fig. 6).  Figure 7 shows a circular abacus used at windows in the side chapels of [[Notre Dame de Paris]]. Towards the end of the 13th century, this element decreases in importance—they became short with a narrow profile during the 14th century, and disappeared almost entirely during the 15th century (fig. 8).
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Image:Abaque.roman.XIIe.siecle.png|<div style="text-align: center;border:none">Fig. 5</div>
Image:Abaque.eglise.Vezelay.png|<div style="text-align: center;border:none">Fig. 6</div>
Image:Abaque.circulaire.XIIIe.siecle.png|<div style="text-align: center;border:none">Fig. 7</div>
Image:Abaque.XVe.siecle.png|<div style="text-align: center;border:none">Fig. 8</div>
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