retable

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Above the retable is the Madonna with two saints on either side: the crucifix surmounts the whole composition.

From Donatello, by Lord Balcarres by Crawford, David Lindsay, Earl of

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 Regester, J. A. (Jacob Asbury)

On the retable at the foot of the reredos, stand two massive candlesticks of silver gilt.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward

Adjoining the Abbey is the Church, which possesses at least one chef-d'oeuvre in its retable.

From Holidays in Eastern France by Betham-Edwards, Matilda

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)