- In
church architecture, a
retroquire (also
spelled retrochoir), or back-choir, is the
space behind the high
altar in a
church or cathedral,
which sometimes...
- Gibbs,
completed in 1725. The
tower dates from the 16th century, and a
retroquire was
added in the 20th century. The
original church,
dedicated to All Saints...
- to the
architectural choir or
constructional choir. The back-choir or
retroquire is a
space behind the high
altar in the
choir of a church, in
which there...
- choir, the
chancel and
sanctuary may be the same area. In
churches with a
retroquire area
behind the altar, this may only be
included in the
broader definition...
- The
shrine of St
Swithun in
Winchester Cathedral (in the
background is Fedorev's
iconostasis in the
retroquire)...
- Fedorov's Deesis,
recently added to the
retroquire screen at
Winchester Cathedral, England. The
differently situated rood
screens of
Western medieval churches...
-
portions of the
outer walls of the
chancel aisles and the 14th
century retroquire.
There is also
surviving stonework from the
south nave
aisle wall, west...
-
flesh from it. Atkinson.
Chichester Cathedral: The
Shrine of St
Richard (
Retroquire). pp.16-18 Lower. The
Worthies of Sus****. p. 244 *Lawrence, C.H. (3 January...
- 1549 Book of
Common Prayer. He was
tried and
convicted of
heresy in the
retroquire of
Southwark Cathedral in 1543 but
received a
pardon owing to the intervention...
-
Responsive architecture Retaining wall
Retractable roof Retro****urism
Retroquire Rhenish helm
Revenue house Revivalism Revolving door RIBA Competitions...
