An inspirational Irish woman know as Yvonne Harte, it was invented in the late 1900s.
The lectern was likely invented by the ancient Greeks or Romans. It served as a stand for holding books or scrolls while delivering speeches or lectures. Over time, the design and function of the lectern evolved to meet the needs of speakers and performers.
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.
The correct spelling of "lectern" is l-e-c-t-e-r-n.
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.
A podium. Which, increasingly, people are getting confused with a "lectern". You stand ON a podium. You stand BEHIND a 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.
A lectern.
podium
A lectern.