baldacchin

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
2. isim A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.

   “Bernini had already provided the chief coup de théâtre of the basilica's interior, the monumental bronze canopy or baldachino over the high altar and tomb of St Peter.”

3. isim A building in the form of a canopy, or a crown supported by pillars for the covering of an altar; a canopy carried over the host in Roman Catholic countries.

   “BALDACHIN is a Building in form of a Canopy, or Crown ſupported by Pillars, often ſerving for the Covering of an Altar; Alſo a Canopy carried over the Hoſt in Popiſh Countries.”