reredos

Senso (Inglese)

1. A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images, akin to the iconostasis of the Eastern Churches.
2. The back of an open fire-hearth, in medieval halls.

Concetti

retablo

dossale

sinonimi

altarpiece

Traduzioni

retable

retablo

retaule

retábulo

Altarretabel

Retabel

εικονοστάσιο

retrotabularium

الحاجز المزخرف

retabulum

retrotabula

altaarstuk

retaule

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɹiɹ.dɒs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: reredos

In summary

From Middle English reredos, from Anglo-Norman reredos, areredos; equivalent to rere (“rear”) + French dos (“back”).