The rood screen (also choir screen, chancel screen, or jubé) is a common feature in late medieval church architecture. It is typically an … See more

At the Reformation, the Reformers sought to destroy abused images, i.e. those statues and paintings which they alleged to have been the focus of superstitious adoration. Thus not a … See more

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The word rood is derived from the Saxon word rood or rode, meaning "cross". The rood screen is so called because it was surmounted by the … See more

Early medieval altar screens and chancel screens
Until the 6th century the altar of Christian churches would have … See more

Britain
The earliest known example of a parochial rood screen in Britain, dating to the mid-13th century, is to be found at Stanton Harcourt See more

• Williams, Michael Aufrère (2008). Medieval English Roodscreens with special reference to Devon. University of Exeter PhD thesis. See more