481: The Church of the Efendiko: Isometric View
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | 1936 Exhibition Collection |
| Reference No. | 1936/3/4/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Dimensions | 46.2 x 72.9 cm |
| Dates | 1888-90 |
| Donor/Creator |
Weir Schultz, Mr Robert Barnsley, Mr Sidney Howard |
| Scope and Content | BRF 01/01/14/051. Ink illustration of an isometric view of a church, finished in pencil. Title in pencil in top left reads "Mistra: Church of the Brontochiom (Efendiko)", and a second title on the right reads "Isometric view". "No. 7" is written in pencil in the top right hand corner. Towards the upper left is a scale bar in three dimensions in pencil. On the right 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 the Efendiko (Monastery of the Brontochion). - This church was built before 1311. It is the earliest example of a type unique to Mistra, consisting of a basilica below a cruciform upper storey; the latter is in all cases of the Constantinople type, with a complete cross and a separate sanctuary; see above under Athens. Isometric view." |
| Notes | Some drawings also on reverse |
| Related records |
[BRF/1/1/14/51], Hodegetria Church-Afendiko (Vrontochion Monastery), 1888-1890
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