▁design ate ▁the ▁work ▁in ▁br ass ▁which ▁em an ated ▁from ▁the ▁found ries ▁of ▁Din ant ▁and ▁other ▁towns ▁in ▁the ▁neighbourhood . ▁Their ▁produ ctions ▁found ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁France , ▁Spain , ▁England ▁and ▁Germany . ▁In ▁London ▁the ▁Din ant ▁mer ch ants , ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁Edward ▁III , ▁established ▁a ▁" H all " ▁in ▁ 1 3 2 9 ▁which ▁existed ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ; ▁in ▁France ▁they ▁trad ed ▁at ▁Rou en , ▁Cal ais , ▁Paris ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁The ▁industry ▁fl our ished ▁for ▁several ▁centuries , ▁but ▁was ▁weak ened ▁by ▁quar rel s ▁with ▁their ▁riv als ▁at ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁town ▁of ▁B ouv ignes ; ▁in ▁ 1 4 6 6 ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁and ▁destroyed ▁by ▁Charles ▁the ▁B old . ▁The ▁br ass - found ers ▁fled ▁to ▁H uy , ▁Nam ur , ▁Middle burg , ▁Tour na i ▁and ▁Bru ges , ▁where ▁their ▁work ▁was ▁continued . ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁piece ▁of ▁work ▁in ▁br ass ▁from ▁the ▁Me use ▁district ▁is ▁the ▁font ▁at ▁St ▁Bar th ol ome w ' s ▁church ▁( cf . ▁Fig . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁Gallery ), ▁Li ège , ▁a ▁mar v ell ous ▁vessel ▁rest ing ▁on ▁ox en , ▁the ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁bow l ▁cast ▁in ▁high ▁relief ▁with ▁groups ▁of ▁figures ▁engaged ▁in ▁bapt ism al ▁cer emon ies ; ▁it