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Bench Table

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

BENCH TABLE (Fr. banc; Ital. sedile; Ger. Bank), the stone seat which runs round the walls of large churches, and sometimes round the piers; it very generally is placed in the porches.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Bench Table'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​b/bench-table.html. 1910.