Wood, metal and plastic or a combination of those are the usual materials.
Usually wood-it's just a peice of furniture like a lectern.
A lectern is a podium-like stand used by a lecturer or speaker. Acrylic is a material commonly known as plexiglas. An acrylic lectern is thus a podium-like stand made from plexiglas.
Oxford Lectern Bible was created in 1935.
Oblong means that something is elongated. Examples are a rectangle and an oval. An oblong pulpit lectern would be a lectern that is elongated in shape.
That is the correct spelling of "lectern" (a lecture stand).
A computer lectern allows a professor to put his or her laptop on the lectern while conducting a lecture. Lecterns can be purchased at retailers such as Office Max.
A reading desk in a Church is usually referred to as a lectern.
A lectern is a sloping upright reading stand - they are used in Churches or for public speaking such as a debate.
It is the place the Bible is placed and read from, and where sermons are made from. Reading pieces from the Bible is a very important part of services in all Christian denominations, so the lectern is important.
A stand on which is a bookrest. On the lectern usually rests a Bible and it is from the lectern that the Bible is read during church services. Sometimes lecterns are plain and simple - made from wood. Sometimes, however they can be very ornate. The usual form of lectern that is found in very old churches is a brass stand on which is mounted a large brass eagle and the Bible is placed on the eagle's back on its outstretched wings. This symbolises the message of the Bible flying to all corners of the world as the Word of God is proclaimed from the lectern.
Below the alter are the pulpit and lectern, a stand on which the Bible rests and from which Bible readings are given.
When you speak before a group, a lectern is useful for holding your notes and hiding the coffee stain on your shirt.