Mount Athos: Woodcarving of Ayios Demetrios, purchased by R.M. Dawkins at the Skete of Kapsokalyvia
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/6467.C6081 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, quarter plate size, a copy negative. |
| Dimensions | 10x8 cm |
| Place |
Skete of Kapsokalyvia Mount Athos |
| Dates | 1935-1936 |
| Donor/Creator |
Dawkins, Mr Richard McGillivray |
| Project | Dawkins in Mount Athos 1905-1935 |
| Scope and Content | The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athos woodcarving Hagios Demetri". |
| Notes | Earliest date based on Dawkin's visit to Athos in 1935 according to his book, The Monks of Athos. Latest date based on the publication of the image in that book. Kapsokalyvia is noted for its woodworking (Dawkins 1936, p. 82) and is dependant on the Monastery of Great Lavra. |
| Further information | Sketae are semi-autonomous religious communities - hermitages - loosely attached to monasteries. They typically consist of huts or cottages in the neighbourhood of a central building which houses the church. Hasluck indicates that St. Anne Skete is the oldest on Mount Athos, dating to the 16th century, with the others dating to the 17th or 18th century. The community minimally consists of an Elder and at least one monk and a novice. Inhabitants of sketae live strictly and engage in manual labour, mainly craft production such as woodworking or painting. Hasluck, F.W. 1924. Athos and its Monasteries, London: Kegan Paul (pp. 76-78) |
| Reference |
Dawkins, R.M. 1936. The monks of Athos. facing 82, pl. IV (right). |