Eagle lecterns are very common in
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eagle lectern — noun see eagle I, 2c … Useful english dictionary
Lectern — • Support for a book, reading desk, or bookstand, a solid and permanent structure upon which the Sacred Books, which were generally large and heavy, were placed when used by the ministers of the altar in liturgical functions Catholic Encyclopedia … Catholic encyclopedia
Lectern — A lectern (from the Latin lectus , past participle of legere , to read ) is a reading desk with a slanted top, usually placed on a stand or affixed to a some other form of support, on which documents or books are placed as support for reading… … Wikipedia
lectern — /lek teuhrn/, n. 1. a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service. 2. a stand with a slanted top, used to hold a book, speech, manuscript, etc., at the proper height for a reader … Universalium
Eagle — The figure of an eagle is often used in the Church as an emblem to symbolize the flight of the Gospel message over the world. To this end the lectern from which the Holy Scriptures are read is generally constructed in the form of an eagle with … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Lectern — The desk or stand from which the Scriptural Lessons in Church are read, and is so called from this fact. The term lectern is derived from the Latin word lecturni, meaning a pulpit or from the Greek lektron, a couch or rest for a book. Lecterns … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Lectern — The Latin word legere means to read. A four legged wooden or metal bookstand, on which the lectionary (the book for the Scriptural readings in the liturgy of the Eucharist) and other liturgical books are placed for reading. It is often in the… … Dictionary of church terms
Dunkeld Lectern — St Stephen s Church in St Albans, the legal owner of the Dunkeld Lectern The Dunkeld Lectern is a mediaeval lectern which was one of the most prized possessions of St Stephen s Church, St Albans. The 150 kg brass reading desk stood… … Wikipedia
Holy Jesus' Church, Lydbrook — Holy Jesus Church at Lydbrook is a Church of England parish church in the English county of Gloucestershire.tructureThe greater part of the Church was built in 1850 and 1851. It is in the style of the 14th century Decorated Period. The architect… … Wikipedia
St Mary's Church, Astbury — St Mary s Church, Astbury, from the west … Wikipedia
