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
About this time, also, the beautiful altar screen known as the Neville screen was erected.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See by Joseph E. Bygate
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 J.O. Choules
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
Of most noble lines and proportion if it were not for the intruding altar screen in the Jesuit style, which mars the effect, the ensemble were well-nigh perfect.
From Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders by George Wharton Edwards
