ic ▁design ▁are ▁of ▁great ▁beauty . ▁In ▁later ▁examples ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁styles ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁bands ▁of ▁Goth ic ▁and ▁Renaissance ▁orn ament , ▁which ▁are ▁freely ▁used ▁in ▁combination . ▁Bron ze ▁e wers ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁common ; ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁orn ate ▁kind ▁two ▁may ▁be ▁seen , ▁one ▁at ▁South ▁K ens ington ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Museum . ▁These ▁are ▁large ▁vessels ▁of ▁about ▁ ▁in ▁height , ▁with ▁shield s ▁of ▁arms ▁and ▁ins cri ptions ▁in ▁bell - found ers ' ▁letter ing . ▁Many ▁objects ▁for ▁domestic ▁use , ▁such ▁as ▁mort ars , ▁sk illet s , ▁etc ., ▁were ▁produced ▁in ▁later ▁centuries . ▁ ▁B ells ▁▁ ▁In ▁northern ▁Europe , ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁England ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁bell found ing ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁enorm ous ▁industry ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁Unfortunately ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁medieval ▁b ells ▁have ▁been ▁m elt ed ▁down ▁and ▁rec ast , ▁and ▁in ▁times ▁of ▁war fare ▁many ▁were ▁seized ▁to ▁be ▁cast ▁into ▁guns . ▁Early ▁b ells ▁are ▁of ▁grace ful ▁outline , ▁and ▁often ▁have ▁simple ▁but ▁well - des igned ▁orn aments ▁and ▁very ▁decor ative ▁ins cri ptions ; ▁for ▁the ▁latter ▁a ▁separate ▁stamp ▁or ▁die ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁each ▁letter ▁or ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁group ▁of ▁letters . ▁In ▁every ▁country ▁bell - found ers ▁were ▁an ▁important ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁community ; ▁in