altar rails

altar rails is a liturgical furniture.

Also recorded as altar railing; altar railings; rails, altar.

Overview

Catalogue entries for furniture state timber, construction, later restoration and dimensions. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

barrier or low rails in front of the altar of a church

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Altar rail”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1780582: altar rails
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