Messene: Summit of Ithome, Voulkanou Monastery on the site of the temple
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/4885.4281 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Film negative, approximately half plate size, an original negative. Written on the border of the negative: "Caton 26". |
| Dimensions | 12 x 9.5 cm |
| Place |
Ithome |
| Dates | 1903-1904 |
| Donor/Creator |
Caton, Dr Richard C. |
| Scope and Content | Part of a group of images donated by the Argonaut Camera Club, taken on excursions and cruises in Greece and Asia Minor. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Messene: summit of Ithome, monastery on site of temple". |
| Notes | The image may come from an Easter cruise of the Hellenic Travellers Club on the S.Y. Argonaut. According to the Times account of the first "Argonaut" schoolmaster cruise in 1901 (April 26, 1901, p. 11), Messene was not on the itinerary. Therefore, dates must be either 1903 and 1904 as there were no schoolmaster cruises in 1902. |
| Further information | The monastery of Voulkano or Vourkano lies on the summit of Ithome hill, at a prehistoric/ancient location very close to the ancient temple of Dias Ithomata. The katholikon is an impressive building decorated with frescoes by Moschos brothers in 1608. The monastery was abandoned in the late post-Byzantine period. |
| Related records |
[BRF/02/01/15/014], Voulkano Monastery, 1903-1904
[BSA SPHS 03/1716.4281], Messene: Summit of Ithome, Voulkanou Monastery on the site of the temple, 1903-1904 |
| Reference |
1904 JHS 24: Catalogue of Slides. c.SPHS 4281. Link to article 1904 JHS 24: Catalogue of Slides. cii.SPHS 4281. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 41.SPHS 4281. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 45.SPHS 4281. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 74.SPHS 4281. Link to article |