Patna
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Patna, India, UK India (Bihār): founded in the 5th century
bc as Pāṭaliputra, and capital of the ancient Kingdom of Magadha, its present name is probably simply a shortened version of the original from
pāṭala ‘pale red’ and
putra ‘son’. It might come, however, from the Hindi
paṭṭana ‘city’. It was abandoned in the 7th century, but refounded in 1541 as Patna by Afghans. The name Azimabad, adopted for a period from 1704, was a tribute to 'Azīm al‐Shain, who made his court here; he was a grandson of Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor of India (1658–1707).
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Reredos can fill a vacuum in musical life of Boston
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/3/1999; ; 698 words
; REREDOS Debut concert with Charles Kamm, music...University, Friday night First, that name. A reredos, according to the Fleming/Honour/Pevsner...didn't till now. And a difference with Reredos, we predict, is that they'll never...
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REREDOS CAN FILL A VACUUM IN MUSICAL LIFE OF BOSTON
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/3/1999; ; 671 words
; First, that name. A reredos, according to the Fleming/Honour...t till now. And a difference with Reredos, we predict, is that they'll never...was an admirably serious program that Reredos had put together here. It attracted...
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Reredos debut a Boston first
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/30/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Tonight brings the debut concert of a promising new ensemble, Reredos, Boston's first professional male vocal group. The concert...V. Stanford, and Henry Leslie. There are nine singers in Reredos -- a membership halfway between England's celebrated King...
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A forgotten Assumption of the Virgin: the reredos at St Andrew, Sandford-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
Magazine article from: Apollo; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...its function, almost certainly the central component of a reredos for a chantry chapel or even the high altar of an important...made such a mistake. None the less, the much smaller English reredos Assumption panels which were produced by the alabaster workshops...
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Church needs more help to get reredos restored
Newspaper article from: Express & Echo (Exeter UK); 11/22/2007; 381 words
; ...after the Second World War. The memorial is in the form of a reredos - a decoration at the back of the altar - and has been affected...Churchwarden Mike Thomas said that it would be wonderful to see the reredos restored to its former glory. If you would like to give to...
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CONGREGATION CREATES A STITCH IN TIME; Raredos Panel at D.C. Church Hangs as Symbol of Communion
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/24/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...dedicate as well as admire the striking new reredos, as the decorative panel behind the altar...182,804 stitches that make up the reredos were contributed during "Add-a-Stitch...From the rear of the sanctuary, the new reredos is barely discernible; its muted colors...
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Martyrs' violent acts betray faith.(Religion)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/14/2006; 700+ words
; ...over the curious symbols carved into the reredos at my church, First Presbyterian in Albany...why Luke is an ox escaped me). But the reredos included some intriguing, even barbaric...It turns out the intricately carved reredos was a 1938 gift to the church, on the...
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Religious artefacts from St Paul's sold at auction
Newspaper article from: Yorkshire Post; 12/1/2005; 523 words
; ...wonderful sculptures." Known as the Bodley reredos - or altar screen - the sculptures, which...representation of the crucifixion of Christ in the reredos. Eventually, an act was passed in Parliament...after a Nazi bombing raid. Parts of the reredos were damaged and the cathedral required...
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Church sets up fund to get thanksgiving memorial restored
Newspaper article from: Express & Echo (Exeter UK); 10/25/2007; 520 words
; ...Exeter. The memorial, in the form of a reredos - a decoration at the back of the altar...churchwarden, said: "The money for the reredos was raised from the people of Heavitree...completed a couple of test patches on the reredos and the difference in the colour and look...
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ALTAR SCREEN IS A CHURCH TREASURE.(News)
Newspaper article from: Taos News (Taos, NM); 6/4/2009; 700+ words
; ...Trinidad in Arroyo Seco is an altar screen (reredos) that had gone unnoticed for many years...recalls. As restoration work began on the reredos, a crew of 10 volunteers, led by Claire...He set off in earnest painting huge reredos of the Queen of Heaven, Franciscan martyrs...
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reredos
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
reredos , ornamented wall or screen that rises...altar. In the 11th and 12th cent. the reredos was generally a screen of gold, silver...in the baroque churches of Mexico. The reredos of Italy and Germany were primarily religious...
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Comper, Sir John Ninian
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
...arcade and aisle , Rood-screen and loft, parclose -screens, reredos , and altar-canopy, all in an archaeologically correct late...supremacy of the altar. One of his last works was the altar and reredos in Craze 's Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, Norfolk (1959...
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Tapia, Luis: 1950—: Sculptor
Book article from: Contemporary Hispanic Biography
...saints and the Holy Family carved out of aspen or cottonwood, and reredos are altar screens which are ornately carved and painted. Because...from eight inches to seven feet tall. He has carved retablos and reredos for church altars
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retable
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
retable. 1. Screen to the rear of an altar, rising up behind it, often richly decorated and carved, including the reredos . 2. Shelf or ornamental setting for panels behind an altar. 3. Frame around painted or other decorated panels of a reredos.
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altar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...stone or wood, often reminiscent of a tomb; at its back is a reredos , which often bears a canopy. In the Roman rite there are...In Eastern rites the altar is square and has no backing or reredos; it is away from the wall. Most Protestant denominations...
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