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Church furnishings > Iconostases

Preferred term

Iconostases  

Definition(s)

  • Screens in Orthodox Eastern churches that separate the sanctuary from the nave, usually pierced by three doors and, since the 14th or 15th c., covered with icons [AAT]

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Synonym(s)

  • Altar screens, iconostases
  • Chancel screens, iconostases
  • Icon screens
  • Sanctuary screens, iconostases
  • Screens, iconostases
  • Templons, iconostases

Notation

  • 115268

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-NKQJ3C2H-9

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