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Paraments > Lenten veils

Preferred term

Lenten veils  

Definition

  • Curtains hung between the people and the altar in Lent during the Middle Ages; survives in the veiling of images during Passiontide

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cloths, Lenten
  • Curtains, Lenten
  • Fastentücher
  • Fastenvelum
  • Hungertücher
  • Lenten cloths
  • Lenten curtains
  • Veils, Lenten

Notation

  • 120985

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-KHFM5FZ0-L

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