Mount Athos: Distant view of the Agiou Pavlou Monastery
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/4186.8559 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Film negative, approximately quarter plate size, an original negative. |
| Dimensions | 11 x 8.5 cm |
| Place |
Agiou Pavlou 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: H. Paúlou: distant view". |
| 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 by A.J. Toynbee (ca. 1924) Greek Life and the Greek Environment [later changed to The Geography of Greece], slide number 19. |
| Further information | On the southern end of the peninsula on the western slopes of Mount Athos, the Monastery of Ayiou Pavlou (St. Paul) is positioned on a rocky shelf above a stony ravine. The monastery was originally a dependency of Xeropotomou, becoming independent in 1404. It had many Serbian benefactors in the 15th century, followed by noble Rumanian benefactors in the 16th and 17th centuries, and finally Russian in the 18th. By the time Hasluck visited in 1911, most of the buildings had been destroyed by a fire in 1902 except for the 15th century old katholikon, the 16th century tower and the 19th century new katholikon. All other buildings post-date 1902. Hasluck, F.W. 1924. Athos and its Monasteries, London: Kegan Paul (pp. 186-188) |
| Reference |
1911 JHS 31: 7th accession to 1904 slide catalogue. lxxxi.SPHS 8559. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 32.SPHS 8559. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 74.SPHS 8559. Link to article |