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60 FRANCE AQUITAINE [CH. xixthat of S. LEONARD. The latter is a very fine structureindeed, though a little ungraceful in general outline. Itstands against the north side of the nave, and the groundstorey which serves as a porch to the church consists ofopen arches on two sides with a clustered pierin thecentre.The tower issquare in the lower stages, each ofwhich recedes within that below, and it finishes with anS2XEONAHRBAPTISTERY-Fig. 86.octagonal lantern surmounted by a low spire.Theoctagon is set on the square not in the usual way butobliquely, with an angle instead of a side to the front.This device is peculiar to Limoges, near which townS. Leonard is situated : the cathedral and the churchesof S. Pierre and S. Michel aux Lions all have squaretowers surmounted by lofty octagonal stages set like thisobliquely.