retable

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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 Regester, J. A. (Jacob Asbury)

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 Woodhouse, Frederick W.

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 Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)

At the head of the left aisle is a chapel which also has an elaborate marble retable of the same period.

From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

An immense retable is placed at the head of the nave.

From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)