Copy of a manuscript of Byzantine music, a hymn by Casia from Monastery of Great Lavra. The early ornate linear style.
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/8038.C0801 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, not quite a full plate negative, a copy negative taken from a manuscript. |
| Dimensions | 18.5 x 12.5 cm |
| Place |
Monastery of Great Lavra Mount Athos |
| Dates | 1912 |
| Donor/Creator |
Tillyard, Professor Henry Julius Wetenhall |
| Scope and Content | The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Byzantine church music. Hymn by Casia from Laura (Athos) early ornate linear system". |
| Notes | Dates to 1912 as Tillyard's visit to Laura on Mount Athos is mentioned in a footnote of his article on Byzantine music in the Annual of the British School at Athens (1912/1913) and his article in American Journal of Archaeology (1916). Images were donated to the SPHS collection in 1926. |