retable
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This is a retable of the conventional orthodox form which occupies the usual place—even in this Protestant church—at the end of the choir.
From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
The retable was given by the Old Boys of the King's School.
From The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by W. D. (Walter Debenham) Sweeting
To a great extent this ancient glass is hidden from view by a massive eighteenth-century retable, which is without any worth whatever as an artistic accessory.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
The lowered sill and recess probably formed a convenient retable to an altar against the wall.
From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Frederick W. Woodhouse
Back of the Altar, and raised above it, is a narrow shelf, called the retable, upon which the several ornaments of the Altar are placed.
From The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness by J. A. (Jacob Asbury) Regester
