Translations for reredos in the English»French Dictionary

reredos [Brit ˈrɪədɒs, Am ˈrɛrədɑs, ˈrɪrəˌdɑs] N

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reredos

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The reredos dates from 1899 and consists of a mosaic framed in alabaster. en.wikipedia.org

There is a modern rood screen, a spacious and lofty central lantern, and a reredos with a carved spandrel. en.wikipedia.org

It also possesses a fine painted reredos, and an octagonal 16th century oak pulpit. en.wikipedia.org

This reredos continues to stand as the backdrop to the mission altar and has concealed the wall painting for over 200 years. en.wikipedia.org

In the south chapel is a reredos dating from about 1635. en.wikipedia.org

The wood reredos and the marble sanctuary furniture was a part of an early 21st-century renovation. en.wikipedia.org

Behind the 15th-century altar is a reredos consisting of a curved beam supported by two medieval newel posts. en.wikipedia.org

Despite this, with the increase in the size and importance of the reredos, most altars were built against the wall or barely separated from it. en.wikipedia.org

In 1920 a reredos and panelling were installed in the sanctuary; the reredos has now been removed. en.wikipedia.org

A reredos or raredos is an altarpiece, or a screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images. en.wikipedia.org

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