Lecterns often take the form of eagle lecterns to symbolise John the Apostle. The throne is flanked by dozens of altars, crowns, lecterns, tablets and winged pulpits. Pages also retrieve lecterns, easels, and water for Senators and clerks. The lectern is one of the oldest eagle lecterns in the United Kingdom. They are depicted seated at reading desks and lecterns. Some of them had specially made desks or lecterns. He also made the baptismal font and executed numerous carvings on the lecterns and pews. Bush and Chiles stood behind two lecterns decorated with Mickey Mouse ears. Brass lecterns and tablets were also added to the church sanctuary. Numbered lecterns in the conference chamber are available to those who wish to speak. Both wives are reading prayer books on lecterns. People generally use lecterns while standing. The prayer books were kept in six lecterns. The tradition of using eagle-shaped lecterns predates the Reformation. Many lecterns of the Gothic period do not exist today.