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.
Frankish armour found in fort. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph. The pieces are now kept at the Ethnological Museum, Athens.
Salade (late 14th c.). Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph. The pieces are now kept at the Ethnological Museum, Athens.
Two helmets. They are dated to the late 14th c. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph. The pieces are now kept at the Ethnological Museum, Athens.
Bascinet (left) - Salade (right). Both are dated to the late 14th c. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph. The pieces are now kept at the Ethnological Museum, Athens.
Brigandine plates. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph. The pieces are now kept at the Ethnological Museum, Athens.
Jazeran coat. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph. The pieces are now kept at the Ethnological Museum, Athens.
Frankish armour found in fort. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph. The pieces are now kept at the Ethnological Museum, Athens.
Parts of armour. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph. The pieces are now kept at the Ethnological Museum, Athens.
Parts of armour. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph. The pieces are now kept at the Ethnological Museum, Athens.
Parts of armour. Further annotation in pencil survives at the back of the photograph. The pieces are now kept at the Ethnological Museum, Athens.
South-west view. Annotation in pencil on the back of the photo: H.S. 6219, Geraki, S. Athanasios, F.W.H. H.S.= Hellenic Society negative number
North view. Annotation in pencil on the back of the photo: H.S. 6220, Geraki, Lacoina, S. Athanasios, F.W.H. H.S.= Hellenic Society negative number
South-east view. Annotation in pencil on the back of the photo: H.S. 6248, Geraki, Laconia, S Chrystostomos, F.W.H. H.S.= Hellenic Society negative number
Shrine in the north interior wall. Annotation in pencil on the back of the photo: H.S. 2890, Geraki, H. Gerogios, A.J.B. Wace. H.S.= Hellenic Society negative number
East view. Annotation in pencil on the back of the photo: H.S. 6249, Geraki, Lacoina, S. Nicolaos, F.W.H. H.S.= Hellenic Society negative number. The church has been misidentified by as Hagios Nikolaos.
South long-distant view. Annotation in pencil on the back of the photo: H.S. 6247, Geraki, Panagia Theotokos, F.W.H. H.S.= Hellenic Society negative number
Shrine of Hagia Paraskevi. Annotation in pencil on the back of the photo: H.S. 2888, Geraki, Ag. Paraskeve ,A.J.B.W. H.S.= Hellenic Society negative number
South-west view. Annotation in pencil on the back of the photo: H.S. 2900, Geraki, Lacoina, H. Sozon, A.J.B.W. H.S.= Hellenic Society negative number. The church has been misidentified as Hagios Sozon.
Detail of west door - The pointed arch. Annotation in pencil on the back of the photo: H.S. 2889, Geraki, Zoodockos Pege. H.S.= Hellenic Society negative number
North-east view. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
East façade (close view). The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
East apse, detail of the carving. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
East apse, detail of the carving. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
Carved panel over the lintel of south door. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
Carved panel over the lintel of the north door. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
View of the interior looking east. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
General view. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
Iconostasis (detail). The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
View of the interior of the dome. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
South-east view. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
Detail: Window in the south-east apse. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
West façade. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
South façade. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
East façade. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
View of the interior with column and capital. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
View of interior looking east. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
View of interior showing doors and lintels. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
West façade. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
View of the interior looking east. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
South-east view. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
North-west view. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
North side. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
South-west view. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back. R. Traquair in his publication does not name the church.
Distant view of the tower. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back. It has been mislabelled: the name 'Kapitanakides Tower' survives in pencil on the reverse.
Distant view of the monastery. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
North-east view. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
Fresco decoration in western vault. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
View of the interior looking east (distant view of the templon). The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
Fresco on the west wall (the Last Judgement). The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
Wooden carved iconostasis doors - Templon icons. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.