About the 1936 Exhibition Collection
The British School at Athens celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1936 with a large public exhibition at Burlington House at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. The exhibition, British Archaeological Discoveries in Greece and Crete 1886-1936, consisted of a special display of Minoan culture related to the discoveries at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans as well as the excavations of the School including: Phylakopi, Kamares Cave, Palaikastro, Mycenae, Sparta, Perachora, Thessaly, Macedonia, Lesbos, Cyprus, Ithaca, and Megalopolis (Arcadia). It also included displays of Travels and Studies in Greece and Asia Minor, the Genose in the Levant, Monasteries in Athos, Byzantine Music, Byzantine Architecture and Decorative Arts, Greek Island Embroideries, Special Studies of Greek Pottery and Sculpture, Restoration of Ancient Monuments, Studies of Modern Greek Life and the School buildings and officers.
Since original ancient artifacts could not be transported to the exhibition in London, the displays consisted of replicas of ancient artifacts, modern ethnographic artifacts and illustrative panels with original watercolour drawings, many of which were done by Émile Gilliéron and Piet de Jong, and photographs.
The 1936 Exhibition Collection contains the surviving panels with original artwork from this exhibition.
This section contains the items originally numbered 515-563
BRF 01/01/07/189. Ink illustration of the elevation of a church, titled below "West elevation." Beneath the title are two scale bars, with numbers but no descriptors. In the lower right corner is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. There are some light annotations in pencil and red pencil to the left of the illustration. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of the Mother of God (Theotokos). - 515-17. Elevations. 515. West."
BRF 01/01/07/190. Ink illustration of the elevation of a church, titled below "North east elevation." To either side of the title are two scale bars, with numbers but no descriptors. In the lower right corner is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of the Mother of God (Theotokos). - 515-17. Elevations. 516. North-east."
BRF 01/01/07/191. Ink illustration of the elevation of a church, titled below "South east elevation." Beneath the title are two scale bars, with numbers but no descriptors. In the lower right corner is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of the Mother of God (Theotokos). - 515-17. Elevations. 517. South-east."
BRF 01/01/07/186. Ink illustration of a section of a church, titled below "Longitudinal section looking south." To either side of the title are two scale bars, with numbers but no descriptors. In the lower right corner is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. There are some additions and annotations in pencil. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of the Mother of God (Theotokos). - 518. Section, looking south."
BRF 01/01/07/184. Ink illustration of a plan of a church, titled below "A plan of the church." "Church of the mother of God. Thessalonica" is written in pencil in the upper left corner. To either side of the title are two scale bars, with numbers but no descriptors. In the lower right corner is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. Some annotations in pencil. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of the Mother of God (Theotokos). - 519-20. Plans: 519, of Church."
BRF 01/01/07/185. Ink illustration of a plan of a church, titled below "A plan of the gallery & upper part of church." "Church of the mother of God (Theotokos) Thessalonika" is written in pencil in the upper left corner. Below title are two scale bars, with numbers but no descriptors. In the lower right corner is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. Some annotations in pencil. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of the Mother of God (Theotokos). - 519-20. Plans: 520, of gallery."
BRF 01/01/07/195. Ink illustration of a plan of a church. Titled at the top "Church of Saint George: Thessalonica", with "A plan of the church" written to the lower right of the illustration. "No. 1" is written in the upper right corner. There is a scale bar for metres in the lower left corner and one of feet in the lower right corner. Above the right scale bar is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. Some parts of the plan have annotations in ink and there are some faint annotations in pencil. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The church of St. George. - 521. Plan of the Church."
BRF 01/01/07/196. Ink illustration of a church in the shape of a plan but not showing the ground level but different sections going up. Titled at the top "Church of Saint George: Thessalonica." "No. 2" is written in the upper right corner. There is a scale bar for metres in the lower left corner and one of feet in the lower right corner. Above the right scale bar is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. There are several long ink annotations explaining the diagram. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The church of St. George. - 522-3. Sections: 522, horizontal."
BRF 01/01/07/200. Ink illustration of a section of a church, including detail of decoration within the dome. Titled at the top "Church of Saint George: Thessalonica", and below the illustration "Longitudinal section." "No. 3" is written in the upper right corner. There is a scale bar for metres in the lower left corner and one of feet in the lower right corner. Above the right scale bar is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. There are several ink annotations on the illustration, and a pencil annotation at the bottom. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The church of St. George. - 522-3. Sections: 523, longitudinal."
BRF 01/01/07/199. Ink illustration of an elevation of a church, including detail of decoration within the dome. Titled at the top "Church of Saint George: Thessalonica", and below the illustration "South=east elevation." "No. 4" is written in the upper right corner. There is a scale bar for metres in the lower left corner and one of feet in the lower right corner. Above the right scale bar is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. Pencil annotation in upper right corner. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The church of St. George. - 524. Elevation, south-east."
BRF 02/01/07/066. One mounted black and white photograph of the exterior of a church surrounded by houses. "To Megaw"[?] is written in pencil in the top left corner. The reverse has "S. George. Salonika" written in ink and "Bought photo" written in pencil. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The church of St. George. - 525. Photographs: Exterior: interior."
BRF 02/01/07/069. One mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The reverse reads in pencil "St. George 2 Interior looking North-east." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The church of St. George. - 525. Photographs: Exterior: interior."
BRF 01/01/07/067. Ink illustration of a plan of a church. Titled at the top "Church of S. Sophia: Thessalonica. No. 1.", with "A general plan of the church" written below the illustration. There are two scale bars, one for feet and one for metres, in the lower centre. To the right of these is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. Some annotations in pencil. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 526-7: Plans: 526, of the Church."
BRF 01/01/07/068. Ink illustration of a plan of a church. Titled at the top "Church of S. Sophia: Thessalonica. No. 2.", with "A plan of the galleries" written below the illustration. There are two scale bars, one for feet and one for metres, in the lower centre. To the right of these is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. Some annotations in pencil. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 526-7: Plans: 527, of the galleries."
BRF 01/01/07/073. Two ink illustrations showing cross sections of a church. Titled at the top "Church of S. Sophia: Thessalonica. No. 5.", with "Cross section thro' narthex looking south east" written below the upper illustration and "Cross section thro' narthex looking north west" below the lower illustration. There are two scale bars, one for feet and one for metres, in the lower centre. To the right of these is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. Some annotations and drawing in pencil. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 528-9. Cross-sections: 528, Narthex, looking south-east and north-west."
BRF 01/01/07/074. Two ink illustrations showing an elevation and a cross section of a church. Titled at the top ink "Church of S. Sophia: Thessalonica. No. 4.", with the 4 being crossed out in pencil and replace with a 6. "South east elevation" is written below the upper illustration and "Cross section looking south east" below the lower illustration. In the lower right corner is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. Some drawing in pencil. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 528-9. Cross-sections: 529. Church looking south-west, and south-east elevation."
BRF 01/01/07/100. Watercolour painting on board showing the mosaic in a semi-dome of a church, of the Enthroned Virgin with Child. "No 1." is written in gold in the lower left corner and W.H. 1908" in the lower right. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 530-33. Mosaics: 530, of the semi-dome."
BRF 01/01/07/098. Watercolouring painting on board showing the Ascension. "4" is written in gold in the lower left corner and "1908" in the lower right. In the lower right corner above the writing is a sideways Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. There are remains of a former brown card base visible in the corners and uper centre. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 530-33. Mosaics: 531, Central detail of dome."
BRF 01/01/07/091. Watercolour painting on board showing a circle with the ascension in the centre and fifteen figures standing around the edges, divided by plants. "No 2." is written in gold in the lower left corner and W.H. 1908" in the lower right. In the lower right is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 530-33. Mosaics: 532, Mosaics of dome."
BRF 01/01/07/095. Watercolour painting on board showing three figures standing on a curved surface with plants between them and writing above - a detail form the dome. "No 3." is written in gold in the lower left corner and W.H. 1908" in the lower right. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 530-33. Mosaics: 553 [sic], Detail of dome."
BRF 02/01/07/101. Mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The reverse reads "St. Sophia 2." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 535. Photographs: Exterior, east end; interior, east and west: details of capital: pulpit."
BRF 02/01/07/087. Mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The reverse reads "St Sophia 3." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 535. Photographs: Exterior, east end; interior, east and west: details of capital: pulpit."
BRF 02/01/07/106. Mounted black and white photograph of a capital. The reverse reads "St Sophia 4." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 535. Photographs: Exterior, east end; interior, east and west: details of capital: pulpit."
BRF 02/01/07/109. Mounted black and white photograph of a capital. The reverse reads "St Sophia 5." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 535. Photographs: Exterior, east end; interior, east and west: details of capital: pulpit."
BRF 02/01/07/113. Mounted black and white photograph of a capital. "202. a" is in the lower left corner. The reverse reads "St Sophia 6." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 535. Photographs: Exterior, east end; interior, east and west: details of capital: pulpit."
BRF 02/01/07/110. Mounted black and white photograph of a capital. The reverse reads "St Sophia 7." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 535. Photographs: Exterior, east end; interior, east and west: details of capital: pulpit."
BRF 02/01/07/114. Mounted black and white photograph of a capital. The reverse reads "St Sophia 8." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 535. Photographs: Exterior, east end; interior, east and west: details of capital: pulpit."
BRF 02/01/07/120. Mounted black and white photograph of a pulpit. The reverse reads "St. Sophia 9." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 535. Photographs: Exterior, east end; interior, east and west: details of capital: pulpit."
BRF 02/01/07/117. Mounted black and white photograph of a pulpit. "130" is in the lower left corner. The reverse reads "St. Sophia 10." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Sophia. - 535. Photographs: Exterior, east end; interior, east and west: details of capital: pulpit."
BRF 01/01/07/281. Ink illustration of the plan of a church, drawn over two pieces of paper joined vertically in the centre. Annotations in pencil. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 536-540. Plan and sections: 536, plan of the church."
BRF 01/01/07/284. Two ink illustrations; the section of a church above and the elevation from the opposite side below. Drawn over two pieces of paper joined vertically in the centre. Some annotations in pencil. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 536-540. Plan and sections: 537, section and south elevation."
BRF 01/01/07/262. Ink illustration showing the elevation of a church. Titled in upper right corner "Church of S Demetrius Thessalonica", with "East elevation" written below the illustration. To either side of the lower description is a scale bar: feet on the left and metres on the right. To the upper right of the scale of metres is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. "No 11." is written in the upper right corner. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 536-540. Plan and sections: 538, east elevation."
BRF 01/01/07/261. Ink illustration showing a section of a church. Titled in upper right corner "Church of S Demetrius Thessalonica", with "Section thro transepts looking east" written below the illustration. To either side of the lower description is a scale bar: feet on the left and metres on the right. To the upper right of the scale of metres is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. "No 7." is written in the upper right corner. There is some annotation in ink. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 536-540. Plan and sections: 539, section looking east."
BRF 01/01/07/278. Watercolour illustration of a section of a church. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 536-540. Plan and sections: 540, section in colours."
BRF 01/01/07/318. Watercolour illustration of a mosaic of a head. "No 9 ref to No 6 written at top in blue pencil. "Full size" written in pencil to lower left. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 541-45. Mosaics: 541, head of Leontios from 544."
BRF 01/01/07/258. Watercolour illustration of a mosaic of a head in a circle. "No 8 ref. to No 4" written at top in blue pencil. "Full size" is written and scribbled out in pencil to the lower left of the painting, to the lower right is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. There is evidence in the corner of the paper that there was previously a frame attached. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 541-45. Mosaics: 542, head of Demetrios from 544."
BRF 01/01/07/314. Squeeze of a mosaic, part of which has been painted, attached to a board. "No 13 ref. to No 4" written at top in blue pencil. Other annotations in both pencil and ink. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 541-45. Mosaics: 543, inscription (coloured squeeze) from 549."
BRF 01/01/07/316. Two colour illustrations, the left showing a haloed figure with his hands on the outer shoulders of two men standing beside him, the right with single haloed figure. "No. 6 is written in blue pencil in the upper centre, Annotations in pencil around the left image. "13.3.1" written in pencil in the upper right corner. Marks in corners. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 541-45. Mosaics: 544, from pillar to south of entrance to apse."
BRF 01/01/07/317. Two colour illustrations, the left showing a haloed figure with two children, the right showing two haloed figures, one with a scroll. "No 7" is written in blue pencil in the upper centre. Some annotation in pencil at the bottom. "B 32" written in the upper right corner. Pin holes and other marks in corners. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 541-45. Mosaics: 545, from pillar to north."
BRF 01/01/07/306. Colour illustration showing parts of a series of arches. "No.1" written in blue pencil in the upper centre. "B26" written in pencil in the top right corner. Some pencil annotations. Remains of a circular sticker in the lower right corner, and other marks in corners. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 546-9. Mosaics from Arcade: 546 to left, a fragmentary scene with a figure of St Demetrios; to right Madonna and donor; over arch to right, medallions."
BRF 01/01/07/308. Colour illustration showing parts of a series of arches. "No.2" written in blue pencil in the upper centre. "B" written in pencil in the top right corner. Some pencil annotations. Remains of a circular sticker in the lower right corner, and other marks in corners. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 546-9. Mosaics from Arcade: 547. To left over arch, medallions; next, Madonna, angels, saints and donor; over arch three medallions, two labelled SS. Pelagia and Matrona, with donor to right below."
BRF 01/01/07/309. Colour illustration showing parts of a series of arches. "No.3" written in blue pencil in the upper centre - the top is cut off. Some pencil annotations. Remains of a circular sticker in the lower right corner, and other marks in corners. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 546-9. Mosaics from Arcade: 548-9. Mosaics from the Arcade. To the right of this comes the first of four scenes, all with the same border and forming a connected series. The other three scenes are the two shown in 548, and that to the left of 549."
BRF 01/01/07/312. Colour illustration showing parts of a series of arches. Some pencil annotations. Remains of a circular sticker in the lower right corner, and other marks in corners. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 546-9. Mosaics from Arcade: 548-9. Mosaics from the Arcade. To the right of this comes the first of four scenes, all with the same border and forming a connected series. The other three scenes are the two shown in 548, and that to the left of 549."
BRF 02/01/07/139. One mounted black and white photograph of the exterior of a church. The reverse reads: "Thessaloniki St. Demetrius Ext 1 from N-E." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 550. Photographs: Exterior; interior, north aisle, looking west; interior, south aisle, looking east; interior, north arcade; interior, north arcade, west end bay; nave; north transept; details of capitals."
BRF 02/01/07/163. One mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The reverse reads "Interior from North Aisle looking South-west... St Demetrius 2." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 550. Photographs: Exterior; interior, north aisle, looking west; interior, south aisle, looking east; interior, north arcade; interior, north arcade, west end bay; nave; north transept; details of capitals."
BRF 02/01/07/151. One mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The reverse reads "St Demetrius 3 Interior from South Aisle looking N-E." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 550. Photographs: Exterior; interior, north aisle, looking west; interior, south aisle, looking east; interior, north arcade; interior, north arcade, west end bay; nave; north transept; details of capitals."
BRF 02/01/07/160. One mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The reverse reads "Interior North Arcade of Nave... St Demetrius 4." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 550. Photographs: Exterior; interior, north aisle, looking west; interior, south aisle, looking east; interior, north arcade; interior, north arcade, west end bay; nave; north transept; details of capitals."
BRF 02/01/07/157. One mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The reverse reads "Interior North Arcade of Nave, near West End ... St Demetrius 5." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 550. Photographs: Exterior; interior, north aisle, looking west; interior, south aisle, looking east; interior, north arcade; interior, north arcade, west end bay; nave; north transept; details of capitals."
BRF 02/01/07/147. One mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The reverse reads "St Demetrius 6. Interior South Arcade of Nave Near East End." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Demetrios. - 550. Photographs: Exterior; interior, north aisle, looking west; interior, south aisle, looking east; interior, north arcade; interior, north arcade, west end bay; nave; north transept; details of capitals."