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For Cancelli or other term Chancel - The word "chancel" derives from the French
usage of chancel from a Late Latin word cancelli meaning "lattice". This refers to
the rood screen. The chancel is the space around the altar at the end or also known
as apse.
The rood screen (also choir screen or chancel screen) is a common feature in late
medieval church architecture. It is typically an ornate screen, constructed out of wood,
An altar and reredos from St. Josaphat Catholic Church in Detroit,
Michigan. This would be called a retable in many other languages
and countries.
This is a reredos in Holy Trinity Church, West Bromwich .
The rood screen (also choir screen or chancel screen ,
typically an ornate screen, constructed of wood, stone or
wrought iron
The rood screen of Charles V in the St
Maternus Basilica