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Church furnishings > Chancel screens

Preferred term

Chancel screens  

Definition(s)

  • Partitions in Christian churches separating the chancel from the body of the church [AAT 94, alt.]; when surmounted by a cross or crucifix, known as rood screens; also, the galleries or platforms above the screens; cf. Choir screens

Broader concept(s)

Synonym(s)

  • ALTAR SCREENS, CHANCEL SCREENS
  • HOLY LOFTS
  • Jubes
  • LOFTS, HOLY
  • LOFTS, ROOD
  • Rood lofts
  • Rood screens
  • Screens, chancel
  • SCREENS, ROOD

Notation

  • 116509

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-TSWVV7C0-W

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