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.
BRF 02/01/07/143. One mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The reverse reads "St Demetrius 7 Interior West End of Nave." 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 02/01/07/166. One mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The reverse reads "Interior Nave looking East... St Demetrius 8." 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 02/01/07/152. One mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The reverse reads "Interior Nave looking N-E... St Demetrius 9." 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 02/01/07/146. One mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The reverse reads "St Demetrius 10 Interior Nave looking West." 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 02/01/07/164. One mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The reverse reads "Interior North Transept looking South... St Demetrius 11." 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 02/01/07/180. One mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The reverse reads "St Demetrius 12 Interior detail of South-west angle of nave." 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 02/01/07/183. One mounted black and white photograph of a capital. The reverse reads "St Demetrius 13. Detail of capital." 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 02/01/07/184. One mounted black and white photograph of a capital. The number 34 is in the lower left corner. The reverse reads "St Demetrius 14 Detail of capital." 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 02/01/07/185. One mounted black and white photograph of a capital. The reverse reads "St Demetrius 15. Detail of capital." 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 02/01/07/190. One mounted black and white photograph of a capital. The reverse reads "St Demetrius 16. Detail of capital." 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 02/01/07/193. One mounted black and white photograph of a capital. The reverse reads "St Demetrius 17 Detail of capital." 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 02/01/07/194. One mounted black and white photograph of a capital. The reverse reads "St Demetrius 18. Detail of capital." 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 01/01/07/028. Ink illustration of the plan of a church. Title in upper left reads "Church of the Holy Apostles: Thessalonica"; smaller title in lower centre reads "A plan of the church." "No 1" is written in ink in the upper left corner. There are two scale bars, one for feet on the lower left and one for metres on the lower right. Above the right-hand scale bar 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 Holy Apostles. - Plan of the Church."
BRF 01/01/07/034. Ink and pencil illustration of the section of a church. Title in upper left reads "Church of the Holy Apostles: Thessalonica"; smaller title in lower centre reads "Longitudinal section looking north." "No 3" is written in ink in the upper left corner. There are two scale bars, one for feet on the lower left and one for metres on the lower right. Above the right-hand scale bar 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 Holy Apostles. - Section, looking north."
BRF 01/01/07/046. Ink and pencil illustration of the elevation of a church. Title in upper left reads "Church of the Holy Apostles: Thessalonica"; smaller title in lower centre reads "East elevation." "No 7" is written in ink in the upper left corner. There are two scale bars, one for feet on the lower left and one for metres on the lower right. Above the right-hand scale bar is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. Some annotation in pencil. The original description in the catalogue reads: " The Church of the Holy Apostles. - 553-4 Elevations: 553, east."
BRF 01/01/07/043. Ink and pencil illustration of the elevation of a church. Title in upper left reads "Church of the Holy Apostles: Thessalonica"; smaller title in lower centre reads "West elevation." "No 6" is written in ink in the upper left corner. There are two scale bars, one for feet on the lower left and one for metres on the lower right. Above the right-hand scale bar is a Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. Some annotation in pencil. The original description in the catalogue reads: " The Church of the Holy Apostles. - 553-4 Elevations: ... 554, west."
BRF 02/01/07/018. One mounted black and white photograph of the exterior of a church. The reverse reads " Holy Apostles 2 Ext from S-E." The original description in the catalogue reads: " The Church of the Holy Apostles. - Photograph: Exterior."
BRF 01/01/07/015. Ink illustration of the section of a church. Title in upper left reads "Church of S Paraskevi Thessalonica"; smaller title in lower centre reads "Longitudinal section looking south." "No 2" is written in ink in the upper left corner. There are two scale bars, one for feet on the lower left and one for metres on the lower right. To the lower right of the right-hand scale bar 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. Paraskevi (Eski Djouma: also called Panaghia Acheiropoietos). - 556-7. Sections: 556, looking south."
BRF 01/01/07/016. Ink illustration of the section of a church. Title in upper left reads "Church of S Paraskevi Thessalonica"; smaller title in lower centre reads "Cross section looking east." "No 4" is written in ink in the upper left corner. There are some ink annotations on the illustration. There are two scale bars, one for feet on the lower left and one for metres on the lower right. To the lower right of the right-hand scale bar 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. Paraskevi (Eski Djouma: also called Panaghia Acheiropoietos). - 556-7. Sections: … 557, looking east."
BRF 01/01/07/017. Ink illustration of the elevation of a church. Title in upper left reads "Church of S Paraskevi Thessalonica"; smaller title in lower centre reads "North elevation." "No 6" is written in ink in the upper left corner. There are some ink annotations on the illustration. There are two scale bars, one for feet on the lower left and one for metres on the lower right. To the lower right of the right-hand scale bar 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. Paraskevi (Eski Djouma: also called Panaghia Acheiropoietos). - North elevation."
BRF 02/01/07/004. One mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The reverse reads "Acheiropoitos Thessaloniki St Paraskevi 1... Int. looking E." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Paraskevi (Eski Djouma: also called Panaghia Acheiropoietos). - Photographs: Passage to church; nave; details of capitals."
BRF 02/01/07/006. One mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The number 207 is in the lower left corner. The reverse reads "Thessaloniki St Paraskevi 2... Acheiropoitos Int. looking N-E." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Paraskevi (Eski Djouma: also called Panaghia Acheiropoietos). - Photographs: Passage to church; nave; details of capitals."
BRF 02/01/07/010. One mounted black and white photograph of the interior of a church. The number 206 is in the lower left corner. The reverse reads "Acheiropoitos St Paraskevi 3 Thessaloniki... Interior Nave Pillars." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Paraskevi (Eski Djouma: also called Panaghia Acheiropoietos). - Photographs: Passage to church; nave; details of capitals."
BRF 02/01/07/001. One mounted black and white photograph of a passageway. The number 30 is in the lower left corner. The reverse reads "Acheropoitos Paraskevi 4 ... Int of passage to church." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Paraskevi (Eski Djouma: also called Panaghia Acheiropoietos). - Photographs: Passage to church; nave; details of capitals."
BRF 02/01/07/012. One mounted black and white photograph of a capital. The reverse reads "Paraskevi 5 Detail of capital." The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Paraskevi (Eski Djouma: also called Panaghia Acheiropoietos). - Photographs: Passage to church; nave; details of capitals."
BRF 01/01/07/238. Ink illustration of the plan of a church. Title in upper left reads "Church of S. Panteleemon: Thessalonica"; smaller title in lower centre reads "A Plan of the church." "No 1" is written in ink in the upper left corner. There are some pencil annotations on the illustration. There is a compass in ink to the right. There are two scale bars, one for feet on the lower left and one for metres on the lower right. To the upper right of the right-hand scale bar 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. Panteleëmon. - Plan of the Church."
BRF 01/01/07/248. Ink illustration of the elevation of a church. Title in upper left reads "Church of S. Panteleemon: Thessalonica"; smaller title in lower centre reads "North east elevation." "No 4" is written in ink in the upper left corner, with the 4 crossed out in pencil and 5 written beside it, and "no 4" written beneath again in pencil.There are two scale bars, one for feet on the lower left and one for metres on the lower right. To the upper right of the right-hand scale bar 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. Panteleëmon. - 561-2. Elevations: 561, north-east."
A typewritten list of the catalogue of the exhibition with bibliographic references given to many individual items. The final page gives publication titles. Many of the items are marked as "(missing)", some of which are part of this collection: it is unclear when this list was created.
A watercolour illustration of the proposed reconstruction of a fresco frieze in red, blue, yellow, black, and white depicting three horses and four men, one of whom is carrying a spear. The surviving sections on which the reconstruction is based are slightly raised and with more detailed paint, rather than flat colours. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Frieze of warriors and horses, found by Tsountas in the Megaron; beginning of L.H. III (1400-1300 B.C.): reconstructed drawing."
Collection of illustrations which originally made up exhibit 116. The items were originally displayed on five panels. The original description in the catalogue reads: "a. Engraved seal-stones and gold rings (1500-110 B.C.): note especially the Goddess with the double axe and guardian lions. b. Beads of carnelian, amethyst faïence and glass (1600-1400 B.C.), from Tombs 518 and 529: L.H. I and II. c. Wing of ivory inlaid with blue paste, and beads of lapis lazuli, carnelian, faïence and glass; from the woman's grave in the entrance passage of the "Tomb of Clytemnestra" (1400-1300 BC). Gold rosette, bronze arrowhead, and beads of bronze, carnelian onyx, amethyst and glass; Tomb 515: L.H. II (1500-1400 B.C.). d. Scarabs of reign of Amenhotep III (c.1411-1380 B.C.); beads of amber, faïence, glass, carnelian, onyx, crystal, agate and steatite; from Tomb 526, beginning of L.H. III, 14th century B.C. e. Gold pendants from necklaces (left and right), from Tombs 55, 68 and 515 at Mycenae, and from chamber tomb at Argos (1500-1400 B.C.). Embossed gold plaques and beads (centre) from same grave as (c)." 116a is missing: some of the seals can be seen on a printer's proof (MYC 3/3/10/1), but it can be seen from BSA SPHS 01/6840.C6849 that the original version of this was made of nine larger seals, ordered differently. The originals might be part of the excavation records in Cambridge, and are possibly MCNE-2-3-01-02, 03, 09, 10, 13.
Pencil illustration of a capital. In the lower left corner is written in pencil " ARTA Saint Theodora [...] 1890. On the right of the illustration is a note saying "see other side". In the lower right corner is an upside-down Byzantine Research Fund copyright stamp with the original archive number written in. The original description in the catalogue reads: "The Church of St. Theodora. - This building dates from the 15th century; it appears to be based on Macedonian models". "500. Capital." This drawing is part of the Byzantine Research Fund Archive: BRF/1/1/9/7.
Framed painting of Humfry Payne, looking down at a 3/4 view. The bottom of the frame reads "Humfry Payne. Director 1929-1936." On the back is written "H.G.G.Payne by E.Payne". The original description in the catalogue reads: "Portrait of the late Humfry Payne: lent by Mrs E.J.Payne."
The original description in the catalogue reads: "A mummer in Scyros."
Card base with six watercolour illustrations of pottery. The number 71 is pasted in the bottom left corner. Beside each image is a later annotation in biro giving bibliographic references. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Middle Minoan pottery, simple ornament, black on buff."
A photograph of two jars with geometric patterns. Cracks are visible, indicating these have been reassembled from fragments. In the photo next to the jars are the labels "168" and "65". The original description in the catalogue reads: "Geometric ornament on Early Cycladic Jars containing burials of children."
An illustration of a fragment of a patterned vase. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Polychrome designs on vases of 'Kamáres' style (Middle Minoan: cf. 51, 52) imported from Crete to Melos about 1800 B.C.: white enhanced with other colours, on black slip."
An illustration of a vase with a repeating design. Some parts are shaded with ink and lines while some are left with just the outlines of patterns: this indicates which fragments they had at the time of illustration. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Polychrome designs on vases of 'Kamáres' style (Middle Minoan: cf. 51, 52) imported from Crete to Melos about 1800 B.C.: white enhanced with other colours, on black slip."
An illustration of a vase with a floral motif. Some parts are shaded with ink and lines while some are left with just the outlines of patterns: this indicates which fragments they had at the time of illustration. The lower two corners are angled, suggesting this was cut from something else to be used here. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Polychrome designs on vases of 'Kamáres' style (Middle Minoan: cf. 51, 52) imported from Crete to Melos about 1800 B.C.: white enhanced with other colours, on black slip."
A watercolour illustration of a vase in red-brown with zigzagged white lines running down it. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Polychrome designs on vases of 'Kamáres' style (Middle Minoan: cf. 51, 52) imported from Crete to Melos about 1800 B.C.: white enhanced with other colours, on black slip."
An illustration of a vase with a large flower on it. Some parts are shaded with ink and lines while some are left with just the outlines of patterns: this indicates which fragments they had at the time of illustration. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Polychrome designs on vases of 'Kamáres' style (Middle Minoan: cf. 51, 52) imported from Crete to Melos about 1800 B.C.: white enhanced with other colours, on black slip."
A watercolour illustration of a vase in red-brown with a white wave pattern. The handles are a paler colour, which may indicate these were not parts of the original fragments found but added to complete the vase before painting or imagined by the artist. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Polychrome designs on vases of 'Kamáres' style (Middle Minoan: cf. 51, 52) imported from Crete to Melos about 1800 B.C.: white enhanced with other colours, on black slip."
An illustration of a vase with a red and black vine pattern. This image has been cut from something else directly around it's edges, rather than leaving a rectangle of space around it. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Naturalistic designs, mostly floral, on Middle Cycladic pottery...: black, enhanced with red, on buff."
An illustration of a fragment of pottery with a black and white fish/bird on it. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Naturalistic designs, mostly floral, on Middle Cycladic pottery...: black, enhanced with red, on buff."
An illustration of a vase with a floral pattern. Some parts are shaded with ink and lines while some are left with just the outlines of patterns: this indicates which fragments they had at the time of illustration. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Naturalistic designs, mostly floral, on Middle Cycladic pottery...: black, enhanced with red, on buff."
An illustration of a vase with a floral pattern. Some parts are shaded with ink while some are left with just the outlines of patterns: this indicates which fragments they had at the time of illustration. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Naturalistic designs, mostly floral, on Middle Cycladic pottery...: black, enhanced with red, on buff."
A photograph of a jar with a vine pattern on it. It is largely in one piece, though parts of the rim are missing. In the photograph is a label with the number "40". The original description in the catalogue reads: "Naturalistic designs, mostly floral, on Middle Cycladic pottery...: black, enhanced with red, on buff."
A photograph of a fragment of a vase with floral pattern. It has been reconstructed from several fragments. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Naturalistic designs, mostly floral, on Middle Cycladic pottery...: black, enhanced with red, on buff."
An illustration of a vase with brown flowers on it. It has been stuck to base of much thicker card, which has then been attached to the base of this exhibit. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Naturalistic designs, mostly floral, on Middle Cycladic pottery...: black, enhanced with red, on buff."
An illustration of a vase with a pattern of swirls in several colours on it. Several sections are a paler colour, which may indicate these were not parts of the original fragments found but added to complete the vase before painting or imagined by the artist. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Conventional designs on vases of Late Minoan I and II styles a-d are native imitations in local clay."
An illustration of a vase with patterns made of thick red lines. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Conventional designs on vases of Late Minoan I and II styles a-d are native imitations in local clay."