A retable is a term of ecclesiastical art and ecclesiastical architecture, applied in modern English usage to an altar-ledge or shelf, raised slightly above the back of the altar or communion table, on which are placed the cross, ceremonial candlesticks and other ornaments. Such retables may be lawfully used in the Church of England. Foreign usage of the term, as in French, is different, and where the word is kept with this foreign application, the distinction should be observed. The Middle Lati… (More on Retable)