pre-Gothic

• a word derived from Gothic.
  Gothic

  adjective

  noting or pertaining to a style of architecture, originating in France in the middle of the 12th century and existing in the western half of Europe through the middle of the 16th century, characterized by the use of the pointed arch and the ribbed vault, by the use of fine woodwork and stonework, by a progressive lightening of structure, and by the use of such features as flying buttresses, ornamental gables, crockets, and foils.

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pre-Gothic

A Jacobean cover rests upon the font, and with it forms a charming combination of pre-Gothic and post-Gothic Romanesque design.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Percy Dearmer

At any rate, the style grows perceptibly heavier and more involved, without the simplicity of pre-Gothic work.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

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