Mount Athos: Range of early 19th century buildings in the S.E. corner of the court of the Xeropotamou Monastery

Department Archive
Collection BSA SPHS Image Collection
Reference No. BSA SPHS 01/4149.8522
Level Item
Description Film negative, approximately quarter plate size, an original negative
Dimensions 11 x 8.5 cm
Place Xeropotamou Monastery
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: Xeroptámou: SE corner of court".
Notes Date based on Hasluck's visit to Mount Athos to research his book, Mount Athos and its Monasteries (1924). The image appears in the SPHS Slide Set: No Author (ca. 1932) The Greek Church
Further information Xeropotamou Monastery is situated on high ground above the stream from which it takes its name. The monastery has an early foundation, but it is obscured because many documents supporting a very early date were forged in the 18th century during a period of revival of the monasteries. It is, however, connected to the legend of the raids of Michael Palaeologus in the 11th century. When Hasluck visited the monastery in 1911, he observed relatively modern buildings, dating to the rebuilding in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Hasluck, F.W. 1924. Athos and its Monasteries, London: Kegan Paul (pp. 115-121)
Reference 1911 JHS 31: 7th accession to 1904 slide catalogue. lxxxi.SPHS 8522. Link to article
1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 32.SPHS 8522. Link to article
1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 74.SPHS 8522. Link to article