▁was ▁executed ▁between ▁ 1 1 1 3 ▁and ▁ 1 1 1 8 ▁by ▁Ren ier ▁of ▁H uy , ▁the ▁mak er ▁of ▁a ▁beautiful ▁cens er ▁in ▁the ▁museum ▁of ▁L ille . ▁From ▁this ▁time ▁on ward ▁a ▁long ▁series ▁of ▁magnific ent ▁works ▁were ▁executed ▁for ▁churches ▁and ▁c athed r als ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁fonts , ▁lect ern s , ▁pas ch al ▁and ▁alt ar ▁cand l est icks , ▁tab ern acles ▁and ▁ch and el iers ; ▁fonts ▁of ▁simple ▁outline ▁have ▁rich ▁covers ▁frequently ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁figure ▁subjects ; ▁lect ern s ▁are ▁usually ▁sur mount ed ▁by ▁an ▁e agle ▁of ▁conventional ▁form , ▁but ▁sometimes ▁by ▁a ▁pel ican ▁( cf . ▁Fig . ▁ 2 ); ▁a ▁gr iff in ▁sur mount s ▁the ▁lect ern ▁at ▁And enne . ▁The ▁stands ▁which ▁support ▁these ▁birds ▁are ▁sometimes ▁of ▁rich ▁Goth ic ▁trac ery ▁work , ▁with ▁figures , ▁and ▁rest ▁upon ▁l ions ; ▁later ▁forms ▁show ▁a ▁sh aft ▁of ▁cyl ind rical ▁form , ▁with ▁m ould ings ▁at ▁intervals , ▁and ▁s play ed ▁out ▁to ▁a ▁wide ▁base . ▁A ▁number ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁Germany ▁in ▁the ▁C ologne ▁district , ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁of ▁local ▁manufact ure ; ▁some ▁remain ▁in ▁Ven ice ▁churches . ▁About ▁a ▁score ▁have ▁been ▁noted ▁in ▁English ▁churches , ▁as ▁at ▁Nor wich , ▁St ▁Alb ans , ▁Cro yd on ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁For