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Lecterns

Scope note

Stands with a sloping top and usually a ledge at the bottom of the slope designed to support a book or script in a convenient position for a reader standing before it. W

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000170801

Broader Terms used

<stands by function>

Term used for

lecturn

Equivalent Terms used

lectern

Created

13yrs ago

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