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maybe i have not been reading closely enough, but it's not clear to me what a
"rood loft" actually looked like.
are we talking about what the French term a "jubé" --a choir screen, of
whatever size, which seperates the choir and/or high altar from the nave?
in larger churches these are larger (duh) and can be topped, not just with a
crucifix (rood, perhaps with accompanying figures of SS Mary & John), but with
a narrow "gallery" and/or pulpit.
these latter elements could, i assume, be referred to as a "loft" (which, i
must protest, must be *above* ground level).
or is the Enlish "rood loft" something else entirely?
best,
christopher
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