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Church furnishings > Ambries

Preferred term

Ambries  

Definition

  • Medieval term for enclosed cupboards or storage niches enclosed by doors; often a receptacle for provisions to be given away as alms; remained in use chiefly for the ambries, enclosed in or hung on a wall, near the altar in churches in which sacramental vessels were kept [AAT, alt.]; today, in certain Christian churches, used synonymously with tabernacles

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Armaria
  • Aumbries
  • Sacrament houses, ambries
  • Tabernacles, ambries

Notation

  • 119577

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-GLK83LKF-Z

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