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.

Farther east is a solid altar screen, classical in design, of wood, with a pediment, in which is a triangle surrounded by rays, enclosing certain Hebrew letters in gold.

From Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories by James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes)

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

The beautiful altar screen is usually known as the Neville Screen, and was erected about the year 1380, mainly from moneys supplied by John, Lord Neville of Raby.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See by Bygate, Joseph E.