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rood screen

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rood screen
An ornamental altar screen that separates the nave of a church from the chancel; intended to carry a large crucifix (rood).
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The interior of a medieval church would have been very rich with carvings and a riot of colourful wall paintings, stained glass and rood screen.
Letter: Church colours by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
This largely undiscovered Liverpool treasure did, however, erect the first rood screen since the Reformation.
Letter: You say - A worthy building by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
They hang from the rood screen, the pillars and fill every available space.
Church display adds colour splash by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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