L'image cultuelle sur l'autel et Ie positionnement du célébrant IXe-XIVe siècles)

Optical and Acoustic Aura in the Medieval Image: The Golden Retable of the Pentecost at Stavelot

“…In the twelfth century, a retable was an innovation responding to the new position of the priest at the altar; he was now facing the sanctuary and turning his back to the nave (Le Pogam 16;Caillet 2005). This type of panel was set on top of the outer edge of an altar, creating a form of a visual wall, a screen before which the Eucharist was celebrated (Le Pogam,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20].…”