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reredos::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | altarpiece |
| Type of | screen |
Examples of reredos
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Inside the cathedral, the sanctuary houses a reredos made by Juan de Juni in 1562.
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Other aspects include an intricate, late 18th century reredos from San Blas, Mexico.
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In 1879 a reredos was designed by Douglas and side wings were added in 1895.
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The reredos and the floor mosaic date from 1876, and were designed by J. R. Clayton.
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It resembles in design the reredos of the churches of the same period.
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The high altar stone reredos are by John Loughborough Pearson of 1899.
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The retable may have become part of the reredos when an altar was moved away from the wall.
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The reredos is made of oak and is inscribed with the Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments.
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The present stone reredos was inserted in the east end in 1834.
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- Altarpiece: a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
- There are two common meanings of the word reredos. In general architecture, the word can mean the back of an open hearth of a fireplace or a screen placed behind a table.
- [rear-re-doss] any decoration behind or above an altar; may be in the form of statues, screens, or tapestries.
- An altar screen with architectural frame painted with images of the saints or statues of the saints placed in niches in the facade
- A wall or screen of wood or stone rising behind an altar
- A decorative wall or screen behind the altar.
- Carved or painted superstructure forming the back of an alter.
- A screen, or tapestry, which stands, or is hung, behind the altar.
