Viza: Church
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/6171.C3584 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Film negative, an original, approximately half plate size. |
| Dimensions | 12x9 cm |
| Place |
Vize |
| Dates | 1906 |
| Donor/Creator |
Dawkins, Mr Richard McGillivray |
| Project | Thrace: Carnival Folklore 1905-1906 |
| Scope and Content | R.M. Dawkins at Carnival in the town of Viza in Thrace in the spring of 1906. Many of the images from his time there record a particular festival in which a masquerade is performed during the course of several days. The original description in the SPHS negative register reads: "Viza church". |
| Notes | Dates to the time Dawkins was in Viza to observe Carnival (R.M. Dawkins 1906. "The Modern Carnival in Thrace and the Cult of Dionysus" Journal of Hellenic Studies 26: 191-206) |
| Reference |
1906. JHS 26: 193, fig. 2. Link to article 1927 JHS 47: 13th accession to 1913 slide catalogue. lxv.SPHS C.3584. Link to article |