Lentorama 2013: There's a Name for That
Day 3: antependium
The antipendium is any cloth that hangs down the front of an altar, lectern or other stand/table. It can reach all the way to the floor or, in the case of an altar with a carved or painted front piece, it can just hang a few inches.
They can also be called paraments, or even just hangings. Which makes you wonder why they even bothered with the Latin name in the first place.
15 February 2013
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