| It could have been commissioned by a religious house, dedicated to the Virgin, for use as the reredos of a high altar. |
| Among the main features of the interior are the magnificent rood screen, reredos and font canopy of Frosterley marble. |
| Facing the altar, the reredos overwhelm the viewer's vision with rows upon rows of imposing carved saints and prophets. |
| But what strikes most visitors is the dramatic altar and reredos, or carved altarpiece, with tall statues of saints backed by scarlet curtains. |
| The Communion-table is of wood, with a vulgar-looking attempt at superaltar and reredos. |
| Some of the larger Cathedrals have a retrochoir to the east of the high altar and separated from the sanctuary by a screen or reredos. |
