| LC control no. | sh2002000506 |
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| Topical heading | Altar frontals |
| Variant(s) | Altar facings Altar fronts Facings, Altar Frontals, Altar Fronts, Altar |
| See also | Liturgical objects |
| Found in | Work cat.: 2002387834: Filippini, C. Paliotti dipinti, 2001. New Catholic ency., c1967 (Altar: "Besides cloth, there were also metal and wooden frontals") Hoefler, R.C. Designed for worship, c1963: p. 35 (frontal: the front panel of the altar, historically made of wood richly painted or carved with symbols) Petersen, J. Altar frontals, 1962: p. 4 (the frontal was not necessarily of a textile material, but could be made of precious metals, canvas, thin wood, or leather) AAT (altar frontals UF altar facings, altar fronts; Carved decorated, embroidered or otherwise decorated panels or hangings covering the front of a Christian altar) |
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