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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 Dearmer, Percy

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 Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)