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 candlesticks, in churches where lights at the Holy Communion are used, stand at the ends of the retable.
From The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness by J. A. (Jacob Asbury) Regester
To this building the retable of the high-altar, dedicated in 1469 and now in the north aisle, belongs, still called La Madonna del Coro.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
Above the retable is the Madonna with two saints on either side: the crucifix surmounts the whole composition.
From Donatello, by Lord Balcarres by David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford
Fortunately, a superb retable in five panels, representing scenes in the Passion of our Lord was discovered by Professor Willis in 1847, and is now preserved in the aisle outside the Jesus Chapel.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See by C. H. B. (Charles Henry Bourne) Quennell
