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 02/01/07/109. 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."
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."