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Ambos

Scope note

In Early Christian churches, pulpits in the nave for reading the Gospels or the Epistles. In present-day Balkan and Greek churches, large pulpits or reading desks. HAS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30003792

Broader Terms used

pulpits

Term used for

ambones
ambons

Equivalent Terms used

ambo (pulpit)

Created

12yrs ago

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