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
A fine painted window was added, and the altar screen restored to its former beauty, at the expense of the corporation.
From Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland by Choules, J.O.
It was hung in the middle of an open arcade—an altar screen no less a grace to the Temple because it might have embattled a fortress.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth
By the pillar north of the altar screen was the tomb of Sir Thomas Heneage.
From Old St. Paul's Cathedral by Benham, William
The reredos must not be confused with the great altar screen: it was quite small, and was immediately at the back of the altar itself.
From Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See by Worley, George
