397: Greek islands; A.J.B. Wace
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | 1936 Exhibition Collection |
| Reference No. | 1936/2/2/71 |
| Level | Item |
| Scope and Content | Card base with six black and white photographs attached, labelled with pasted letters a,c,b,e,d,f. The number 397 is pasted in the lower left corner. "Greek Islands A.J.B. Wace" is written in ink in the lower right corner. One later annotation in pencil giving a bibliographic reference. Framed. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Carved and gilt screens in the churches (a) of St. Athanasios in Skopelos (ancient Peparethos); (b) of the Panagia Portaritissa in Astypalaia. These richly-carved screens are common in Greek lands, especially in the islands and in the north, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: these two examples belong to the latter. c. The town of Skopelos, from above, with the land-locked bay behind. d. The town and ports of Leros, from the Caste of the Knights of St. John from Rhodes. e. The acropolis of Telos; a double flight of steps within the gate. f. The gate in the Hellenic wall of Nisyros, like (e) a fine example of Greek military architecture. (Photographs by A.J.B. Wace)." |
| Notes | In the Exhibition Catalogue this is under the subheading "Studies of Modern Greek Life" |
| Related records |
[1936/2/2/71/1], Sub-item, 397a: Carved and Gilt Screens in the Church of St. Athanasios
[1936/2/2/71/2], Sub-item, 397c: The Town of Skopelos [1936/2/2/71/3], Sub-item, 397b: Carved and Gilt Screens in the Church of the Panagia Portaritissa [1936/2/2/71/4], Sub-item, 397e: The Acropolis of Telos [1936/2/2/71/5], Sub-item, 397d: The Town and Port of Leros [1936/2/2/71/6], Sub-item, 397f: The Gate in the Hellenic Wall of Nisyros [BSA SPHS/1/1045.2863], Skopelos (town), the screen in the church of Ayios Athanasios, 1905 [BSA SPHS/1/1064.2882], Skopelos (town), 1905 [BSA SPHS/1/1043.2861], Astypalaea: the screen in the church of Panagia Portaritissa, 1906 [BSA SPHS/1/1050.2868], Tilos, Megalo Chorio: Acropolis slope, 1906 [BSA SPHS/1/1538.3969], Leros, Ayia Marina: The port from the castle, 1912 [BSA SPHS/1/1056.2874], Nisyros, Mandraki: Greek gate in town walls, 1906 [BSA SPHS/1/6841.C6850], View of the work of W.S. George as shown at the 1936 exhibition at Burlington House, London: 339 and 340. The Acropolis of Athens, 341. Fresco of a Young Armed Warrior (Acropolis Museum), 342. Head of Seti I, in soft limestone, once coloured. XIXth dynast, 1936 |