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unusual facts about rood loft



Dominican Church, Vienna

The gilded concave-convex balustrade of the rood loft is a typical example of the transition between Baroque and Rococo.


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René Beauvais

We do know that he became a master woodcarver by 1812 and did extensive work in the church at Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville which included some carpentry, woodcarving, and gilding as well as the structure housing the altar, rood-loft, cornice, and vaulting of this building.