Mount Athos: View of Kelli of St. Nicholas Burazeri
Department | Archive |
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Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/4191.8564 |
Level | Item |
Description | Film negative, approximately quarter plate size, an original negative. |
Dimensions | 11 x 8.5 cm |
Place |
Kelli St. Nicholas Burazeri Mount Athos |
Dates | 1911 |
Donor/Creator |
Hasluck, Dr Frederick William |
Project | Hasluck in Mount Athos 1911 |
Scope and Content | Part of a series of images taken by F.W. Hasluck during the course of his visit to Mount Athos in 1911. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athos: Kelli, near Karyes". |
Notes | Date based on Hasluck's visit to Mount Athos to research his book, Mount Athos and its Monasteries (1924). Kelli of St. Nicholas Burazeri is a dependant of the Hilandar Monastery, but is very close to Karyes. |
Further information | Kellia or "cells" are unattached to sketae, but are completely dependent on monasteries who, in turn, are responsible for the upkeep of the kelli's buildings. A typical building of a kelli consists of a corridor with cells ending in a chapel. The inhabitants of a kelli are generally engaged in agricultural work or fishing. They also provide labour to the monasteries on special occasions. Hasluck, F.W. 1924. Athos and its Monasteries, London: Kegan Paul (pp. 78-79) |