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
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 Elizabeth Miller
I came down from Antwerp especially to see old St. Martin's, which enshrined a most wondrous Jube, or altar screen, and a chime of bells from the workshop of the Van den Gheyns.
From Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders by George Wharton Edwards
The canopies on the piers next to the altar screen remain untouched.
From The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See by A. (Arthur) Clutton-Brock
Near the last monument, behind the altar screen, are interred the remains of six bishops, viz.:—Cumberland,
From A Guide to Peterborough Cathedral Comprising a brief history of the monastery from its foundation to the present time, with a descriptive account of its architectural peculiarities and recent improvements; compiled from the works of Gunton, Britton, and original & authentic documents by George S. (George Searle) Phillips
