Choir

…In the 9th century, a square or rectangular space was added between the apse and the nave to serve as the clergy's seat, and a large altar was placed in the apse to make it the sanctuary. The clergy's seat and the sanctuary are collectively called the choir or chancel, and the apse is also called the rear or inner sanctuary. Apses were also built at the ends of side aisles and transepts, and in Germany they were often built at both ends of the nave from the 9th to 12th centuries. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "choir" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…9世紀ころアプスと身廊との間に方形または長方形の空間を加えてここを聖職者席とし，アプスに大祭壇を配置してここを聖所とした。聖職者席と聖所を一括して内陣(クワイアchoirまたはチャンセルchancel)といい，そのアプスは後陣，奥陣ともいう。アプスは側廊やトランセプトの端部にも造られ，ドイツでは9～12世紀にしばしば身廊の両端に設られけた。…

※「choir」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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