altar screen

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“I did the sanctuary of the St. Brendan Church in Shallotte with beautiful millwork,” said Setterfield, who also designed a 16-by-14-foot altar screen.

From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2015

Here we saw also an ancient marble chair, a marble altar screen, and a pavement in the ribbon mosaic, of which arch�ologues have so much to say.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward

An altar screen and organ screen, from designs by Carter, were erected; but neither seems to have possessed much merit.

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)

The beautiful tabernacle work of the altar screen contained a double range of niches filled with the statues of saints and kings; and these, he saw, were singing.

From A Child's Book of Saints by Robinson, T. H. (Thomas Heath)

The new "reredos," or altar screen, is one marvelous crystallization of sculptures.

From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1 by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)