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.
The two central columns of the atrium. This is a Hellenic Society photograph. It is number in pencil (6238). The photograph is annotated and signed (F.W.Hasluck) in pencil at the back.
Upper church: The Meeting of S. Francis and S. Clara. This is a commercial photograph. It is annotated in pencil at the back. Creator unknown.
Furniture (old reading desk) and Metalwork (candelsticks) in the church. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back. Further annotation in pencil survives. See also photos nos. 02/14/03/01 (BRFno.02/03/01/084) and 02/14/03/03 (BRFno 02/03/01/086).
Furniture (old reading desk) and Metalwork (candelsticks) in the church. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back. Further annotation in pencil survives. See also photos nos. 02/14/03/01 (BRFno.02/03/01/084) and 02/14/03/02 (BRFno 02/03/01/085).
North side looking south-east. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back. See also photo no. 02/13/25/01 (BRFno. 02/03/01/36).
North side looking south-east. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back. See also photo no. 02/13/24/04 (BRFno. 02/03/01/35).
North wall of nave: Mosaics by the windows. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back. See also photos nos. 02/14/02/01(BRFno. 02/03/01/080) and 02/14/01/04 (BRFno. 02/03/01/079).
North wall of nave: Mosaics by the windows. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back. See also photo no. 02/14/02/04 (BRFno. 02/03/01/083).
North wall of nave: Mosaics by the windows. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back. See also photo no. 02/14/02/03 (BRFno. 02/03/01/082).
Furniture (old reading desk) and Metalwork (candelsticks) in the church. The photograph is annotated and dated in ink at the back: 'OLD READING DESK + CANDLESTICKS BETHLEHEM. 1908'. Further annotation in pencil survives. See also photos nos. 02/14/03/02 (BRFno.02/03/01/085) and 02/14/03/03 (BRFno 02/03/01/086).
North wall of nave: Mosaics by the windows. The photograph is annotated and dated in ink at the back: 'MOSAICS ON N. WALL BETHLEHEM. 1908'. See also photos nos. 02/14/02/01(BRFno. 02/03/01/080) and 02/14/02/02 (BRFno. 02/03/01/081).
North wall of nave: Mosaics by the windows. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back. See also photos nos. 02/14/01/04(BRFno. 02/03/01/079) and 02/14/02/02 (BRFno. 02/03/01/081).
Part of mosaic decoration in the aisles (the Councils?). Duplicate print exists. Oversize prints.
Interior of the nave of the basilica looking east. The photograph is annotated and dated in ink at the back: 'BASILICA AT BETHLEHEM. LOOKING EAST. 1908'. Further annotation in pencil survives. See also photos nos. 02/13/26/02 (BRFno 02/03/01/41) and 02/13/26/04 (BRFno 02/03/01/43).
View inside the Greek convent (the galleries). The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
Interior of the nave of the basilica looking east. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back. See also photos nos. 02/13/26/03 (BRFno 02/03/01/42) and 02/13/26/04 (BRFno 02/03/01/43).
Column with carved capital and fresco decoration.
View of the city with the Dome of the Rock. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
Interior of the kiosk at the Rock. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
Interior of the kiosk at the Rock. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
Façade of a mosque (Al Aqsa Mosque?) at the Rock. The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
Distant view of the Holy Sepulchre(?). The photograph is annotated in pencil at the back.
Ground plan. The drawing is entitled in ink: 'Sketch-Plan of Church at Denderah'. It is signed (G.S. Mileham) in ink in the bottom left-hand corner. Further annotation in ink survives. Copies of the drawings could be found at the Griffin Library at Hill.
Ground plan. The drawing is entitled in ink: 'Sketch-Plan of Church at Denderah'. It is signed (G.S. Mileham) in ink in the bottom left-hand corner. Further annotation in ink survives. Copies of the drawings could be found at the Griffin Library at Hill.
Ground plan. This is a reproduction of drawings nos. 01/07/03/01/01 and 01/07/03/01/02 (BRF nos. 01/06/01/01 and 01/06/01/02). It is signed (G.S. Meham) and dated (June 1935) in pencil in the bottom right-hand corner. Copies of the drawings could be found at the Griffin Library at Hill.
Ground plan. This is a reproduction of drawings nos. 01/07/03/01/01 and 01/07/03/01/02 (BRF nos. 01/06/01/01 and 01/06/01/02). It is signed (G.S. Meham) and dated (Oct. 1938) in pencil in the bottom right-hand corner. Copies of the drawings could be found at the Griffin Library at Hill.
Incised paving (south side of the church). The drawing is entitled in ink: "Church at Denderah. Incised lines of paving on south side of church". It is signed (G.S. Mileham) and dated (1933 and Oct. 1938) in ink and pencil at the bottom. Copies of the drawings could be found at the Griffin Library at Hill.
Incised paving (south side of the church). The drawing is entitled in ink: "Church at Denderah. Incised lines of paving on south side of church". It is signed (G.S. Mileham) and dated (1933 and June 1935) in ink and pencil at the bottom. Copies of the drawings could be found at the Griffin Library at Hill.
Incised paving (south side of the church). This is a reproduction of drawing no 01/07/03/01/06 (BRF no 01/06/01/6). Copies of the drawings could be found at the Griffin Library at Hill.
Incised paving (south side of the church). This is a reproduction of drawing no 01/07/03/01/05 (BRF no 01/06/01/5). Copies of the drawings could be found at the Griffin Library at Hill.
Carved statues. The drawing is dated and initialed (SHB) in pencil in the lower right-hand corner.
Christ from the Last Judgement. The drawing is dated and initialed (SHB) in pencil in the lower right-hand corner.
Ground plan. This is a preliminary drawing. It is entitled in pencil: 'Tegea: Paleo-Episcopi'. It is labelled in ink: 'A Plan of the Church'. It is numbered in pencil (no 1) in the upper right-hand corner. Further annotation in pencil survives.
Longitudinal section. ################
South elevation. This is a preliminary drawing. It is entitled in pencil:'Tegea - Palaeo-Episcopi'. It is labelled in ink:'South Elevation'. It is numbered in pencil (no 4) in the upper right-hand corner. Further annotation in pencil survives.
Ground plan. The drawing is signed in pencil (W. Harvey) in the lower right-hand corner. Further annotation in pencil survives.
Ground plan. The drawing is signed in pencil (W. Harvey) in the lower right-hand corner. Further annotation in pencil survives.
Longitudinal section (upper half) - Ground plan (lower half). This is a premilinary drawing. It is entitled in pencil:'Argolis Chonika Church of the Koimesis'.
Longitudinal section. The drawing is signed in pencil (W. Harvey) in the lower right-hand corner. Further annotation in pencil survives.
Longitudinal section. The drawing is signed in pencil (W. Harvey) in the lower right-hand corner. Further annotation in pencil survives.
Cross section looking east (left) - Cross section looking west (right). The drawing is signed in pencil (W. Harvey) in the lower right-hand corner. Further annotation in pencil survives.
Cross section looking east (left) - Cross section looking west (right). This is a preliminary drawing. It is signed in pencil (W. Harvey) in the lower right-hand corner. Further annotation in pencil survives.
North elevation. This is a preliminary drawing. It is signed in pencil (W. Harvey) in the lower right-hand corner. Further annotation in pencil survives.
North elevation. This is a preliminary drawing. It is signed in pencil (W. Harvey) in the lower right-hand corner. Further annotation in pencil survives.
West elevation (left) - East elevation (right). This is a preliminary drawing. It is signed in pencil (W. Harvey) in the lower right-hand corner. Further annotation in pencil survives.
West elevation (left) - East elevation (right). This is a preliminary drawing. It is signed in pencil (W. Harvey) in the lower right-hand corner. Further annotation in pencil survives.
South elevation. This is a preliminary drawing. It is signed in pencil (W. Harvey) in the lower right-hand corner. Further annotation in pencil survives.
South elevation. This is a preliminary drawing. It is signed in pencil (W. Harvey) in the lower right-hand corner. Further annotation in pencil survives.
Ground plan. This is a preliminary drawing. Further annotation in pencil survives. An unfinished sketch survives on the reverse.
Section. This is a preliminary drawing. Further annotation in pencil survives. An unfinished sketch survives on the reverse.