pulpitum
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of pulpitum
C19: from Latin pulpitum a platform
Example Sentences
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On either side of the pulpitum door was probably an altar.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)
There was besides an immense superfluity of rich hangings of cloth of gold; and painted tablets, the most exquisite that could be procured, were disposed all around the pulpitum and scenes579.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
The actors performed, as nowadays, on the boarded anterior portion, which was called the pulpitum.
From In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
The whole space or area behind the pulpitum was called the Scena, because the scenery appropriate to the piece was there exhibited.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
Among these screens is included the west side of the pulpitum, which still contains its original central doorway, as well as the screens in the choir aisles.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)
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