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re·ta·ble

(rē′tā′bəl, rĕt′ə-)

A structure forming the back of an altar, especially:

a. An overhanging shelf for lights and ornaments.

b. A frame enclosing painted panels.

[French, from Spanish retablo, from alteration of Catalan retaule, from earlier reataula, from Medieval Latin retrōtabulum : Latin retrō-, retro- + Latin tabula, tablet, board.]

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retable

(rɪˈteɪbəl)

(Ecclesiastical Terms) an ornamental screenlike structure above and behind an altar, esp one used as a setting for a religious picture or carving

[C19: from French, from Spanish retablo, from Latin retrō behind + tabula board; see rear¹, table]

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re•ta•ble

(rɪˈteɪ bəl, ˈriˌteɪ-)

n.

a decorative structure raised above an altar at the back.

[1815–25; < French, = Old French re(re) at the back (< Latin retrō) + table table]

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Then there were santos and retables and relleves, sold by ignorant parish priests who replaced them with modern mass-produced images.

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James the Apostle, Santuwaryong Tanghalan, the hallow stage of the historical faith and artistry of the Paetenos embodied in their own carvings and paintings during the last 300 years.' Its retables (installed at the back of the altar table) contain the beautiful images of Jesus, the Virgin Mary and saints executed by local artists in wood (baticuling, narra and mahogany).

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Desanctified crucifixes, reliquaries, retables and ex-votos, iconically displayed as precious commodities, provided further evidence, if such was needed, of the relentless commodification of cultural objects that events like Frieze serve up to an insatiable market.

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Representative Taylor and his family were gracious hosts, providing a docent to take those attending through this house full of bultos, retables, and antiques, naming the people in paintings and photographs, pointing out handmade bedsteads with ropes for the support under mattresses.

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Religious orders, wealthy burghers and the powerful trade guilds that marshalled Germany's first Industrial Revolution all vied to commission the finest artists to create retables, altar pieces and sculptures to adorn their churches.

Collectors' focus: wood carving flourished in Southern Germany in the late 15th century onwards, resulting in exquisitely crafted devotional sculptures. Today, these figures and reliefs may be found for as little as 5,000 [pounds sterling], though the best examples command high prices

(119) Additionally, the safe harbor does not apply to the cost of repairs, maintenance, or improvements to rotable and temporary spare parts if the taxpayer elected the "optional method for retables." (120)