retable
Example Sentences
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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
Fortunately, a superb retable in five panels, representing scenes in the Passion of our Lord was discovered by Professor Willis in 1847, and is now preserved in the aisle outside the Jesus Chapel.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See by C. H. B. (Charles Henry Bourne) Quennell
Back of the Altar, and raised above it, is a narrow shelf, called the retable, upon which the several ornaments of the Altar are placed.
From The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness by J. A. (Jacob Asbury) Regester
In the ancient Abbey Church are two masterpieces, a retable in carved wood and a tomb ornamented with exquisite statuettes.
From East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne by Matilda Betham-Edwards
An immense retable is placed at the head of the nave.
From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
