retable
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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
Its chief distinction lies in its grand retable, which is decorated with a series of superb paintings by Mignard.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
To a great extent this ancient glass is hidden from view by a massive eighteenth-century retable, which is without any worth whatever as an artistic accessory.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
Altar Lights.—Two candles in candlesticks placed on the retable of the Altar and lighted at the celebration of the Holy Eucharist; frequently called Eucharistic Lights.
From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by William James Miller
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 Edward Conybeare
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