About the BRF Collection
The Byzantine Research Fund Archive (BRF) is a unique collection of architectural drawings, photographs and notebooks created from the late 19th century to the middle of the 20th century by a small team of British architects trained in the Arts & Crafts tradition whose studies of Byzantium shaped the Byzantine Revival in later years.
The collection contains over 1,500 drawings and 1,000 photographs, numerous notebooks and the corporate records associated with the Byzantine Research and Publication Fund, the original body created in 1907 to support this work. Although the Fund was associated with the BSA from the time it was founded, it was not until 1937 that the BSA formerly took over the property and operation of it. The BRF Archive contains records of Byzantine monuments in Greece, Turkey, Italy, the Near East, Egypt, and Cyprus. In some cases, the collection contains the only record of a monument before its destruction in modern times, the most important example being the church of Hagios Demetrios in Thessalonike which was almost completely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1917 shortly after being recorded by one of the BRF architects, Walter Sykes George. It also contains personal records of the following architects; Robert Weir Schultz, Sidney Howard Barnsley, Walter Sykes George, William Harvey, Harold Swainson, Peter Gus Corbett, and A.H.S (Peter) Megaw. The aspirations of the BRF Archive Project today are to make these materials accessible to a wide range of researchers.
Relief marble closure slab (on the right) - Fragment of marble relief icon frame (on the left).Now in Byzantine Museum Athens. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
Marble relief with orans Virgin.Now in Byzantine Museum Athens. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
Lion, marble.Now in Byzantine Museum Athens. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
Lion, marble.Now in Byzantine Museum Athens. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
Marble relief tomb archivolt with the scene of the Nativity (fragments). Now in Byzantine Museum Athens. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
Marble relief epistyle fragments. Now in Byzantine Museum Athens. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
Marble relief epistyle fragments.Now in Byzantine Museum Athens. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
Marble relief capitals and dosserets. Now in Byzantine Museum Athens. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
Capital with marble relief decoration. Now in Byzantine Museum Athens. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
Marble tomb archivolt with relief decoration (fragment).Now in Byzantine Museum Athens. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
Marble relief fragments of achivolt.Now in Byzantine Museum Athens. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
Relief marble slab with the Good Shepherd.Now in Byzantine Museum Athens. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
Relief marble slab with mythological theme (a young man leading a antelope) and floral motifs.Now in Byzantine Museum Athens. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
General view of the monastic complex from south-west. Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
View of the monastic complex (showing the funerary chapel) from the east. Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
View of the monastic complex from north-west. Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
View of the katholikon from the north. Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
The Anastasis (katholikon, nave). Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
The Doubting of Thomas (katholikon, nave). Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
The Annunciation (katholikon, nave, squinch) Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
The Annunciation, Archangel Gabriel (katholikon, nave, squinch). Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
The Nativity (katholikon, nave, squinch) Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
The Nativity, detail - right part, (katholikon, nave, squinch). Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
The Baptism (katholikon, nave, squinch). Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
The Transfiguration (katholikon, nave, squinch). Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
The Transfiguration, detail - left part, (katholikon, nave, squinch). Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
The Transfiguration, detail - right part, (katholikon, nave, squinch). Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
Prophet (King Solomon), (katholikon, nave, dome). Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
Prophet (King Solomon), (katholikon, nave, dome). Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
Prophet Isaiah (katholikon, nave, dome). Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
Prophet Joel (katholikon, nave, dome). Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
Prophet Moses (katholikon, nave, dome). Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
Prophet Zephamiah (katholikon, nave, dome) Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
Prophet Elijah (katholikon, nave, dome) Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
King David (katholikon, nave, dome). Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
King David (katholikon, nave, dome). Further annotation survives at the back of the photograph.
View from the west (west façade). A note in pencil at the back of the photograph reads: 'Exterior from West' and 'Athens 2 Kaisariani'.
View from south-west. A note at the back of the photograph reads: 'Kaisariani, Attica'.
View from the east (east façade). A note at the back of the photograph reads: 'Athens Kaisariani' and 'Exterior from East'.
View from the east (east façade). A note at the back of the photograph reads: 'Kaisariani', 'Attica', 'East End'. Further annotaion in pencil survives.
View of the monastic buildings. A note at the back of the photograph reads: 'Kaisariani, Attica', 'Monastic Buildings'. Further annotaion in pencil survives.
View of the monastic buildings. A note at the back of the photograph reads: 'Kaisariani, Attica', 'Monastic Buildings'. Further annotaion in pencil survives.
This is a Hellenic Society photograph (H.S. no. 5649). It is annotated in pencil at the back: "Byzantine Church at Aulis, C. Gutch" (donor?)
Detail of west façade (upper part). The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
Close view of east end (south part). The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
Houses in town with the castle in the background.
View of chapel on the rock south to the castle.Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
Levadia from the West Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
Levadia castle - View from the west. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.
Levadia castle - View from the South. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph.