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 Bygate, Joseph E.
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.
The beautiful tabernacle work of the altar screen contained a double range of niches filled with the statues of saints and kings; and these, he saw, were singing.
From A Child's Book of Saints by Robinson, T. H. (Thomas Heath)
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 Phillips, George S. (George Searle)
