The necessity for the Retable arises from the fact of the reverent usage of the Church, which requires that nothing shall be placed on the Altar but the Eucharistic vessels, the book rest and the book.
"The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia"
William James Miller
A flight of veined marble steps leads to the beautiful Retable of the high altar.
"Castilian Days"
John Hay
Adjoining the Abbey is the Church, which possesses at least one chef-d'oeuvre in its Retable.
"Holidays in Eastern France"
Matilda Betham-Edwards