retable
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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 Conybeare, Edward
To this building the retable of the high-altar, dedicated in 1469 and now in the north aisle, belongs, still called La Madonna del Coro.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)
This is a retable of the conventional orthodox form which occupies the usual place—even in this Protestant church—at the end of the choir.
From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
The lowered sill and recess probably formed a convenient retable to an altar against the wall.
From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.
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 Quennell, C. H. B. (Charles Henry Bourne)
