Dossal

A Dossal (or dossel, dorsel, dosel), from French dos (back), is an ecclesiastical ornamented cloth suspended behind an altar.[1] Altar screen is sometimes used as a synonym for the Dossal.[2]

References

  1. ↑  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dossal". Encyclopædia Britannica 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 438.
  2. ↑  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Altar Screen". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.


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