jubé

plural jubés · alternative jube

1. architectureSynonym of rood screen.

   At the N. corner of the first division is the Post Office; and at the end of the next division is La Madeleine, commenced in the 12th century, and remarkable for its magnificent jubé, or rood-loft, constructed by Jean de Gualde in 1508.

   1885, C. B. Black, The South of France—East Half, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black

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   Behind are the church of St. Etienne du Mont the burial-place of Racine and Pascal, with its beautiful jubé, or choir screen, and the Lycée Henri IV., enclosing the tower of Clovis, all that remains of the fine old abbey church of St. Genevieve.

   1904, Thomas Okey, Paris and Its Story, London: J. M. Dent & Co

   Synonyms: rood screen