Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ecclesiastical furniture, the carved work of choir-stalls.
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Examples
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Special attention should be directed to the fine oak stall-work in the chancel, boldly carved in the style of the early part of the fifteenth century.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See Joseph E. Bygate
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It was realised, when the existing stall-work was being designed, that these would be very suitable for use in their old position.
The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See W.D. Sweeting
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Presbytery, where the absence of stall-work allows space for more elaborate design, it will be seen much care and skill has been used, and the effect produced is very good.
Ely Cathedral Anonymous
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But the best thing about the quire is the wooden stall-work, of early decorated, very beautiful.
Autobiography Airy, George Biddell, Sir 1896
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Through the side-screen, into the grandly beautiful choir, arching high above, with stall-work and graceful canopies below, and rich glass casting down beams of coloured light -- all for 'glory and for beauty,' thought Geraldine.
The Pillars of the House, V1 Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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