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antependium
thumb|right|250px|The altar in St Mary's Anglican Church, Redcliffe, Bristol, England. It is decorated with an elaborate frontal in green, a colour typically associated with the seasons after Epiphany and [[Pentecost.]]
An antependium (from Latin ante- and pendēre, "to hang before"; : antependia), also known as a pulpit fall, parament or hanging, or, when speaking specifically of the hanging for the altar, an altar frontal (Latin: pallium altaris), is a decorative piece, usually of textile, but also metalwork, stone or other material, that can adorn a Christian altar. It may also apply to the
Master of the Parement
French painter and illuminator
Altar frontal from Avià
Romanesque painting
Altar frontal from La Seu d'Urgell or of The Apostles
Romanesque painting
Altar frontal from Tavèrnoles
Romanesque painting
Altar frontal from Santa Maria in Taüll
anonymous painting