The pulpitum is a common feature in medieval cathedral and monastic church architecture in Europe. It is a massive screen that divides the choir from the nave and ambulatory. It is usually constructed
The pulpitum in Exeter Cathedral, photographed in the early 20th century. The arches of the pulpitum were opened up in a 19th-century reconstruction; originally they were solid.
The pulpitum from St. John's Cathedral ('s-Hertogenbosch) now in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Chichester Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Chichester. It is located in Chichester, in West Sussex, England. It was founded
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…the jubé of the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels were removed in 1793 and the whole jubé destroyed in 1804. The Arundel Screen at Chichester Cathedral was removed in 1861; it was later re-erected in the Bell Tower before being returned to its original location, but with opened arches, in 1961. The…
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Chichester Cathedral, circa 1650
The aftermath of the collapse of the spire in 1861