Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. IX, 1952 Art & architecture Particular topics

Pala

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PALA. - Commonly confused with ancona (v.), a term better used to indicate compositions in carved wood or glazed terracotta, the term p. serves to define a large altarpiece enclosed within a frame (one should remember the P. d'oro in St. Mark's in Venice, a marvellous work of Byzantine goldsmithing). The frame often rests on a predella (v.) and is crowned above by a lunette (see also DOSSALE; RETABLO).

Bibliography2 works

BIBL.: I. Braun, Der christl. Altar, II, Munich 1924, pp. 363-344; M. Righetti, Man. di storia liturgica, I, 2nd ed., Milan 1950, pp. 421-24.

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By Emilio Lavagnino

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX (1952), col. 563.

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Lavagnino, Emilio. “Pala.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, col. 563. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/pala.

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Lavagnino, Emilio. “Pala.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, col. 563. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/pala.

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@incollection{ec9_pala,
  author    = {Lavagnino, Emilio},
  title     = {Pala},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IX},
  pages     = {563},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1952},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/pala}
}

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