Thessalonica: Holy Community of the Holy Mountain of Athos & Ministry of Culture, 1997. Brand new. Second edition. In English. Luxurious volume with hard cover+dust jacket, 22.5 x 30 cm, XVI+696 pp., rich colour illustration throughout. ISBN: 960-86009-0-1. Shipping weight 5 kg.

Thessalonica was the cultural capital of Europe for the year 1997; the main event organized in the city was a major exhibition with icons, relics, and manuscripts of Mount Athos' monasteries; many of them were exhibited for the first time. This huge volume is the catalogue of the exhibition that functions as a large wall painting depicting all the faces of history and the expressions of daily life in the tiny democracy of the monks. Written by the best of the best on Byzantium, it presents a selection of the cultural treasures of all 20 monasteries and the many sketes and priories of Athos. The biggest part of the book covers the Byzantine painting (monumental and portable icons).

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Bookseller: DEMETRIUS SIATRAS (GR)
Bookseller's Inventory #: S9412
Title: TREASURES OF MOUNT ATHOS
Author: Basil Atsalos, et al
Book Condition: New Brand new
Jacket Condition: Excellent
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9608600901
ISBN 13: 9789608600904
Publisher: Holy Community of the Holy Mountain of Athos & Ministry of Culture
Place of Publication: Thessalonica
Date Published: 1997
Bookseller catalogs: 04b-BYZANTINE PAINTING (Icons);

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