Synonyms for retable
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ri-tey-buh l, ree-tey- |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈteɪ bəl, ˈriˌteɪ- |
Définition of retable
- As in altar : noun church table, pedestal
- Above the retable is the Madonna with two saints on either side: the crucifix surmounts the whole composition.
- Extract from : « Donatello » by David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford
- The retable has two miracle reliefs, and between them a small bronze Christ, which has been put there in error.
- Extract from : « Donatello » by David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford
- The candlesticks, in churches where lights at the Holy Communion are used, stand at the ends of the retable.
- Extract from : « The Worship of the Church » by Jacob A. Regester
- In the ancient Abbey Church are two masterpieces, a retable in carved wood and a tomb ornamented with exquisite statuettes.
- Extract from : « East of Paris » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Another exquisite example of wood carving may be seen in the chapel of Notre-Dame de Compassion, forming the retable.
- Extract from : « The Churches of Paris » by S. Sophia Beale
- On the retable at the foot of the reredos, stand two massive candlesticks of silver gilt.
- Extract from : « Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely » by Rev. Edward Conybeare.
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