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Kapon Editions Monarchy in Modern Greece (Greek language edition): Greek language edition
For perhaps the first time, a holistic account of the institution of the monarchy in modern Greece looks at the political behaviour of the Greek people and their relationship with authority in every form, to explore why this specific type of constitution was chosen in 1832 at the end of the Greek ‘Struggle for Independence’. The development of the monarchy is explored in parallel with the quest for popular legitimization and the constitutional dimension, including the contradictions in the constitutional legislation and the fragility of a democratic constitutional monarchy. In a second section, three individual members of the Dynasty are discussed in detail. In the cases of Constantine the First and Queen consort Frederika, an attempt is made to separate myth from historical reality. Finally, in a third section, the philanthropic attitude of members of the two dynasties is discussed together with the socio-political dimension of the monarchy. In an Epilogue, the author examines the causes of the unravelling of the strong, but uneasy bond between people and monarchy. 107 black and white photographs. Greek language text.
£29.00
Kapon Editions Acropolis (Spanish language edition): Visita al Museo y sus Monumentos
Designed to be a useful travel companion, this book’s descriptions and interpretative analyses help show the monuments in a new way, through an understanding of the historical, artistic and political events that contributed to their creation. Through the text and the illustrations we get to know the gods and heroes who were worshipped on the Acropolis, the leaders who envisaged the major projects, the artists who brought them to fruition, as well as the innovative ideas they applied, and the Athenian citizens who admired and enjoyed these achievements. 95 colour illustrations.
£10.46
Kapon Editions Macedoniki Thisauri (Greek language edition): Greek language text
The Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai was built especially to protect the monuments in the burial complex of King Philip II and to facilitate the public's access to their splendid murals, original large-scale paintings of the Classical period. In the form of an ancient tumulus and encasing the monuments, this Museum-Mausoleum is dedicated to the memory of illustrious historical figures familiar to all. This guide to the Museum of the Royal Tombs takes the reader step by step on the tour of this particularly spare and austere, yet simultaneously atmospheric, exhibition of the treasures from these tombs, which are displayed in units. Impressive photographs accompany historical information and the presentation of the exhibits, transporting the visitor through space and time, in the footsteps of the remarkable flowering of culture in the land of Macedonia during Classical Antiquity. 154 colour illustrations. Greek language text.
£17.50
Kapon Editions Photopoems: Bilingual edition, Greek/English
This book offers a visual-poetic journey with images that speak to the mind and the soul. Each page holds a surprise, a feast of pictures and poetry in which you want to lose yourself. A world of dreams, yet profoundly real. The photographs are not the work of a photographer but of the poet George Douatzis, whose photographic viewpoint reminds us that reality has very beautiful aspects, provided we are able to see them. Through the poet's eye images of the everyday acquire another dimension. And his verses which accompany them create a lovely, human and, primarily, poetic result. English and Greek bilingual text. 226 colour photographs.
£43.50
Kapon Editions The Battle of Marathon: A Historical and Topographical Approach
The scholarly interest in the Battle of Marathon remains undiminished. This book presents all the ancient sources and all the scientific theories concerning the battle of Marathon. It provides a full bibliography (from the 17th century to the present day), richly illustrated with old maps. It proposes exciting and original solutions to all the historical issues surrounding this battle of cosmic importance, fought in 490 BC. Historian Christos Dionysopoulos goes head-to-head with 669 authors and 913 articles and books, emerging triumphant with a detailed study which casts light on the events, discovers unseen aspects and proposes interesting and original solutions to the questions surrounding this historic battle. The Academy of Athens awarded a prize for this study, judging it ‘to constitute the fullest, most comprehensive and most scholarly approach to the Battle of Marathon’, and that the author, with his talent for analysis and synthesis, has ‘contributed an archaeological and historical monograph of great significance for the subject of the battle which will underpin scholarship for many years to come’.
£40.00
Kapon Editions Travelling Drawings/Reisezeichnungen/Taksidiotika Skitsa (English, German, Greek trilingual edition)
Dimitris Manikas was born in 1938 on the island of Syros, in the Cyclades. He studied architecture at the Technischen Universität Wien, graduating in 1967. He worked as a freelance architect based in Vienna, frequently collaborating with architects both in Greece and internationally. Throughout his career he participated in architectural competitions in Greece, a mark of his attachment and constant bond with his birthplace: competitions included those for the Αcropolis Museum, for Syntagma Square, and Aristotelous Square in Thessaloniki. To mark his 80th birthday, Manakis gifted his complete archive to the Modern Greek Architecture collection of the Benaki Museum in Athens. Text in English, German and Greek.
£17.00
Kapon Editions The Story of Lemnos (Greek lang.): Myth, History, Heritage
In The Story of Lemnos Dimitris Plantzos has written the long history of the relatively unknown and, until recently, somewhat ignored Aegean island of Lemnos. The story is a fascinating narrative, a true chronicle of the place and its people. The book is illustrated throughout in colour. Readers will find detailed information about the society, economy, political life, art, and the intellectual output of the island over time, from the first nomadic settlements during the late Palaeolithic period (ca. 10,500 BC) up to today. There are extensive references to the prehistoric cities of Poliochni and Myrina, to the important sites of Koukonisi, Hephaestia and Kaveirion during the Archaic and Classical periods (7th-4th centuries BC), Lemnos of the Hellenistic and Roman eras, Lemnos as a Byzantine, Venetian, and Ottoman possession, and of course the life of the island and its inhabitants from the liberation of 1912-13 onwards. Finally, we get to read about Lemnos of today: places of historical importance, archaeological sites and museums, also locations of natural beauty, geological monuments and places of ecological interest, beaches and traditional settlements. The author also covers the intangible and gastronomic heritage of Lemnos, and also the music and dance tradition that is alive to this day. Language of text: Greek
£22.50
Kapon Editions Souvenir: Images of the Jewish Community, Salonika 1897- 1917 (bilingual edition, Greek/English)
The history of Salonica and particularly the life of the Jewish Community are captured in picture postcards of the period 1897-1917. The illustrative material and accompanying texts are divided into eight sections: The People and their Costumes; Street Trades; Industry and Commerce; Homes and Neighbourhoods; Community Buildings and Institutions; Donme (Jews converted to Islam); Events and Prominent Figures; The Cemetery. English and Greek bilingual text. 217 colour illustrations.
£50.00
Kapon Editions National Archaeological Museum, Athens (English language edition)
This brief guide to the collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens provides general information about all the collections, with an emphasis on the way they are presented in the Museum galleries. It illustrates representative works from each collection, demonstrating the artistic quality and value of the exhibits. The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art. Large format paperback, lavishly illustrated in colour throughout
£25.00
Kapon Editions Mycenae (English language edition): A Journey in the World of Agamemnon
Mycenae, in the north-eastern corner of the plain of Argos in Greece, built atop a natural stronghold, became the preeminent centre of the advanced culture that dominated mainland Greece from the C16th BC to the C12th BC. That advanced culture was named after this location—the Mycenaean civilization. This new book, lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout, offers a full picture of the archaeological site of Mycenae and its local museum, and describes the basic cultural expressions of the Mycenaean world. Concise texts, colour pictures and original photographic compositions highlight the imposing walls and buildings of the acropolis, the tombs of the Mycenaean rulers, and the museum exhibits, all of which represent various aspects of life and death in the Mycenaean world. Items described and illustrated range from wall-paintings, vases and idols to weapons and precious works of art in gold and ivory. In addition, the book offers an overview of Mycenae through the centuries, beyond Prehistory, until modern times and the excavations at the site. The presentation of the exhibits in the book follows the arrangement of the museum at Mycenae. At the same time, the reader will have the opportunity of an overall view of the achievements of the Mycenaean era, not only of those housed in the Mycenae Museum, but also of all those that vividly reflect the wealth and splendour of this culture. Colour illustrations throughout English language edition
£17.50
Kapon Editions Tehom Abyss
Photographs frame the narrative of a painful journey from Thessaloniki to Auschwitz: the loss of Renée Revah's family in the concentration camp. She promises her grandfather, the sole family member to avoid this fate, that Tehom' (biblical Hebrew for abyss') will bring him to the scene of the crime, which he had not found the strength to visit.
£40.00
Kapon Editions Ioannina (Greek language text) PB: Through space and time
Ioannina constitutes a world intertwined with its legends and the elements of nature. A city in which the lake plays a leading role, acting as a scenic artist, but also a narrator. Simultaneously, it is a city which, like the mountains surrounding it, is firmly set on the ground and, at the same time, immersed in the charm of its age-old history. Heroes, religions, myths and memories, all of which are possessions and spoils of this unique Siren, who for thousands of years now has been enticing us into listening to the song of this land.This book attempts to set out on a journey through space and time. With intermediate “stops” at the ages before and after the invention of script, the Byzantine and post-Byzantine times, the city’s conquest by the Ottomans, the reign of Ali Pasha and the Reform period to his demise and the Liberation. With “stops” at the caves of Perama and Kastritsa, Dodona —the Oracle of earth and sky, with the “high-crested” oak tree and the will of Zeus—, the Nissi (Island) —with the significant monastic state and the figures of the ancient Greek philosophers depicted on its wall paintings—, the Castle, the city of the past and the present.Man has always been at the centre of this swirl of events through space and time. It seems that his anxieties, as these were expressed in Dodona’s oracular tablets when he desperately sought prophecies, or when he silently visited a church, a mosque or a synagogue to pray, have barely changed. To him, time is no different than Plato’s perception of it: a moving image of eternity.
£42.50
Kapon Editions Basilica B’ of Philippi (Greek language text): Recent Research of its Ruins and a Critical Approach to the Bibliography
The Basilica B’ in the archaeological site of Philippi dates back to the middle, approximately, of the sixth century AD and is an enigma in the history of architecture of the Justinian period of the Greek area. The present study attempts to clarify key issues of conflicting opinions that burden the relevant literature so far and to improve our knowledge on a number of unclear elements. In this context, the fact that the Basilica B’ was never completed as a building and did not function as a temple is documented, converging with the opinion of the excavator Paul Lemerle, while, at the same time, an attempt is made to determine the architect’s intentions regarding the design of the Basilica. Finally, the timeline of its construction phases is clarified and an attempt is made to determine the identity of the architect who undertook its design and construction.
£50.00
Kapon Editions Mikros odigos archaiologikou mousiou thessalonikis (Greek language edition): Greek language text
The exhibits on display in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki are presented and illustrated in the pages of this Short Guide. The illustrations are accompanied by a brief explanatory text. This handy format short guide is designed to accompany visitors during their tour of the Museum, and afterwards serves as a keepsake, preserving the memory of the items displayed. The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki is one of the largest museums in Greece; its permanent exhibitions include unique masterpieces of ancient Greek art dating from prehistoric times to late antiquity. It holds and interprets artefacts from the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods, mostly from the city of Thessaloniki but also from the region of Macedonia in general. Greek language text. 189 colour illustrations.
£9.68
Kapon Editions Guide to the Archaeological Museum of Thessalonike (English language edition)
The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, one of the most important in Greece, houses masterpieces of Greek art associated with the history of Ancient Macedonia, from the 2nd millennium BC to the 4th century BC and the reigns of Philip II and Alexander the Great. The Guide to the Museum presents the rich, varied finds from Vergina, Sindos and Derveni and many other important Macedonian sites. Detailed illustrations accompany the descriptions of the objects on display. The introduction to Ancient Macedonia and the informative texts prefacing the descriptions of individual sections are designed to set the objects on display in their historical context, to help visitors to the Museum to enjoy the beauty of ancient art and follow the history of Macedonia.
£17.50
Kapon Editions White Paradise (English language edition): Journeys to the North Pole
The North Pole, the magical kingdom of silence, has always given the impression that it would remain unchanged forever amidst its boundless tracts of ice. But the ice is beginning to melt, the icebergs of Greenland are breaking up and this legendary landscape, threatened by global warming, is gradually being destroyed. As early as the spring of 1987, Francis Latreille began to take photographs of the frozen waste of the Arctic, providing moving testimony to this alien, yet at the same time enchanting, world, and also to his admiration for those who dwell in these inhospitable regions, and their demanding way of life. Through this beautifully illustrated book, first published on the eve of the fourth International Polar Year (2007-2008), he pays tribute to the white paradise and its magical light, and to all those who live in or study the Arctic. 236 colour photograps.
£58.00
Kapon Editions To Chronico tou Tatoiou, A & B tomos: 2-volume set (Greek language text)
The Chronicle of Tatoϊ, Volume A 1800-1916 and Volume B 1917-2003, two-volumes, slipcased. Vol A 463pp, Vol B 323pp. 367 illustrations. A history of Tatoï, the summer palace and estate of the former Greek royal family. This book presents a detailed history of a building that was unique by virtue of the nature of its owners. The text embraces many realities simultaneously, thanks to the use of a variety of historical sources, ranging from official state documents to personal diaries and correspondence. Against a continuously renewed natural and architectural background, readers see the history unfolding of four or five generations of men, from labourers and peasants to members of the royal family. The latter are often approached by the author, through their hitherto unknown private documents and personal reminiscences, as private individuals. At the same time, Tatoï is used as a reference point through which readers follow the course of Greek political, social and diplomatic history over the period of about a century (1871-1973). Photographs, drawings and maps supplement the text. Greek language text
£140.00
Kapon Editions Greece Through the Lens of Takis Tloupas (English language edition)
Takis Tloupas was born in Thessaly, grandson of a coppersmith and son of a carpenter, and lived and worked there, in Larisa. He followed the profession of his father, and woodcarving brought him a comfortable living; until a trip to Palaios Pandeleimonas with the Mountaineering Club introduced Takis to photography. The club president was a keen amateur photographer who showed Takis his camera and how it worked. When Takis returned to Larisa he bought his first camera, and took his first photographs—of his sister, Avyi. During a trip to Paris in 1952, Takis made the decision to change his profession and on his return to Greece, he bought a Vespa scooter and began his journeys around Greece. He undertook commissions from the Forestry Inspectorate, the Mechanical Agriculture Department and the Red Cross. In 1960 the Vespa was replaced by a Deux Chevaux, and he continued to travel the whole of Greece, taking over 30,000 photographs of what he saw on his travels, of people and their lives. But it was Larisa that he photographed most as time went by, the city in which he was born and lived. This book is much more than an album of fine photographs. It demonstrates how Takis viewed nature and men through his cameras lens and provides us with the images of a world that the rest of us have not learned to see. 574 black and white photographs.
£90.00
Kapon Editions Ancient Cypriot Art in the National Archaeology Museum of Athens (English language edition)
The Cypriot Collection of the National Archaeological Museum comprises about 850 artefacts, of which several were donated by various collectors in the late 19th and early 20th century, while others, formerly illegally owned, are the product of recent confiscations. The Collection has a wealth of sculptures, pottery and terracottas, covering virtually the entire spectrum of Cypriot archaeology from the early bronze age (ca 2500 B.C.) to Roman times (4th century A.D.). The chapter on the history of the Collection was contributed by the Director of the National Archaeological Museum, Dr. Nikolaos Kaltsas. colour illustrations throughout
£29.50
Kapon Editions Linear B: Transcribing the Linear B and Linear A Signs/Linear B, Glossary/Linear B, A New Outlook (set of three books)
English language. 6 b&w illustrations, 7 tables. Set of 3 books. ‘Linear B, a New Outlook’, by Nicholas A. Massouridis, is the product of thirty years’ study of the phonetic values of the signs of the Linear B script. Proof that Massouridis's method is correct is demonstrated by the fact that the values have been applied by his son, Pandelis Massouridis, for over ten years. They have also been applied for the first time to the reading of dedications and Linear A tablets from Ayia Triada. Readers will be enchanted by the wonderful world and descriptive wealth of the composite words of the Greek language found in the tablets, as this language evolved towards the Homeric dialect.
£58.00
Kapon Editions L'Acropole: Visite du musée et des monuments (French language edition)
Designed to be a useful travel companion, this book’s descriptions and interpretative analyses help show the monuments in a new way, through an understanding of the historical, artistic and political events that contributed to their creation. Through the text and the illustrations we get to know the gods and heroes who were worshipped on the Acropolis, the leaders who envisaged the major projects, the artists who brought them to fruition, as well as the innovative ideas they applied, and the Athenian citizens who admired and enjoyed these achievements. 95 colour illustrations. French language edition. Also available in English, Greek, Russian, Spanish and German.
£10.46
Kapon Editions Fashion Designers at the Opera (Greek language text)
200 colour illustrations, 2 b&w. Fashion and opera are natural arenas for collaboration. The most theatrical of arts has inspired the most visionary fashion designers. Top designers such as Zandra Rhodes, Carl Lagerfeld, Georgio Armani, Marc Bohan, Gianni Versace, Viktor & Rolf, Miuccia Prada, Emanuel Ungaro and Christian Lacroix have made successful sorties as costumiers for operas all over the world. This sumptuous book profiles leading figures in the world of fashion, together with their dazzling costume designs. Interviews illuminate the journey that led each to the opera and the challenges of working in a new medium. The book includes designs for Don Giovanni, Carmen, Aida, Così fan tutte, The Magic Flute and many other operas staged at such opera houses as the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, the Arènes de Nîmes and more. Includes over 200 illustrations, including designers' sketches and photographs of the costumes on stage. Greek language text.
£57.50
Kapon Editions Hagia Sophia (English language edition): The Great Church of Thessaloniki
The thirteen-centuries-old church of Hagia Sophia, dedicated to the Holy Wisdom of God, has been the focus of scholarly interest and debate since the nineteenth century, generating a remarkably rich bibliography both Greek and foreign. However, until now there was no publication aimed at the visitors to this monument. This book fills the need for an informative guidebook, examining all aspects of the subject of the history of the church, its decoration, and its reception throughout history.
£11.64
Kapon Editions The Greek Chest (English language edition)
For many centuries, chests were the only items of storage furniture to be found in the Greek home. Highly valued as a functional item, their connection with a wide range of everyday events and the most important stations in a person’s life (birth, marriage and death) gave the chest, from a very early date, a profound, symbolic meaning in the imagination of the Greek people. The important functional role of the chest is apparent in its decoration, which generally reflects beliefs and faith. These beliefs differ from place to place, and this can be seen in the different manner of decoration, which may also depend on general historic and social circumstances and events, as well as the artistic tradition of the region. Drawing on rich seams of Greek folklore and the fruits of many years of field research in every corner of Greece, the book offers an in-depth interpretation of the wealth of decoration found on chests. Preface by Angelos Delivorrias, Director of the Benaki Museum; Foreword by Ioanna Papantoniou, President of the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation. Over 500 colour illustrations.
£57.50
Kapon Editions Tatoi periigisi ston xrono kai ton xwro: Greek language text
Many visitors to the former royal estate at Tatoi know nothing about the identity of the buildings and the history of the estate that was the setting for crucial episodes of the recent national past. This tour in time and space, divided into brief sections each one dealing with a different aspect of Tatoi, provides an easy and pleasant introduction to Tatoi. Part I presents the historical dimension, while Part II guides the visitor around the estate and describes each one of the historical buildings. The work is lavishly illustrated with maps, photographs and architectural plans, as well as the author’s own drawings. 120 b&w illustrations. Text in Greek
£21.53
Kapon Editions National Archaeological Museum, Athens (Russian language Edition): Russian language text
This brief guide to the collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens provides general information about all the collections, with an emphasis on the way they are presented in the Museum galleries. It illustrates representative works from each collection, demonstrating the artistic quality and value of the exhibits. The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art. Large format paperback, lavishly illustrated in colour throughout
£25.00
Kapon Editions National Archaeological Museum, Athens (Spanish language Edition): Spanish language text
This brief guide to the collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens provides general information about all the collections, with an emphasis on the way they are presented in the Museum galleries. It illustrates representative works from each collection, demonstrating the artistic quality and value of the exhibits. The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art. Large format paperback, lavishly illustrated in colour throughout
£25.00
Kapon Editions Psifidota tis Thessalonikis: 4th to 14th Century (Greek language text)
358 colour illustrations and 38 b&w drawings. Distributed by University of Exeter Press. This volume fills a major gap: there are no modern publications describing the mosaics of the major Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki aimed at the contemporary reader, both specialist and layman.
£100.43
Kapon Editions Mapping the Walk (Greek/English bilingual): Island of Kea
Month after month over the course of 11 years, artist Judith Allen-Efstathiou has been drawing the wildflowers that grow along an ancient stone-paved footpath near her home on the Greek island of Kea. The drawings document the path and its plants, both endangered by the encroachment of a road. The result of her work, Mapping the Walk, is a gorgeous, lavishly illustrated book that takes the reader on a journey along this path. With the artist as guide, we pass the ancient stone Lion of Kea, enter an intimate world of delicate beauty, and experience the extraordinary wealth of the wildflowers of Greece. Illustrated with 53 full-colour botanical drawings, along with details from the artist’s sketchbook, photographs, and artwork inspired by the drawings, Mapping the Walk is both a testament to the artist’s passionate devotion to this landscape and a celebration of the beauty and resilience of nature. The larger hope for the book is that it may be a spur to the preservation not only of this ancient footpath, but of other marked hiking trails on Kea — living, national treasures, precious, priceless, and irreplaceable.
£22.50
Kapon Editions The Katholikon of the Holy Monastery of Greatest Lavra on Mount Athos: History and Architecture: Text in Greek, with extensive summaries in English and Russian
Τhe Katholikon of the Lavra is an iconic building in the history of Mount Athos. It represents the first of the big Katholikons erected on the peninsula, in effect initiating the building history of the monasteries of Mount Athos in the form we know today. In addition, it is a building firmly dated to 963 (exact dating is scarce for Middle Byzantine buildings, even for the most important). This is the first monograph to describe in detail the Katholikon's construction, its history, its influences, and its successive phases, complete with detailed drawings and many photographs, some in colour. Using detailed computer-designed drawings and new photographs, this monograph offers a detailed and methodical study of the history and architecture of the Katholikon. Four appendices are included: first, the ceramic decoration of the nave with Iznik tiles; the second a corpus of the churches with column-supported narthexes-litae; the third, written by Dr. Vasiliki Sythiakakis-Kritsimallis, deals with the subject of the marble decoration of the church; and the fourth is a synopsis of the churches with domes on cylindrical drums. The main text of the book is in Greek. Extensive English (24 pages) and Russian (23 pages) summaries are included.
£52.50
Kapon Editions Uhlans in Larissa: (Greek language edition)
Why did the allies of the Triple Entente (Russia, France, and the United Kingdom) victimise this small country and persecute its king with false accusations, why the many depredations, the seizing of Greek warships and war material, the bombing of Athens, the endless fake news produced in Greece but reproduced and amplified in Paris, why the enormities of hundreds of German submarines refuelling in Greece, thousands of German Uhlans descending on Larissa, why the starving of the Greek people? What was the aim of the Entente in doing all these things? A simplistic, but politically useful, explanation was imposed at the time and has been repeated decade after decade ever since: King Constantine was working for the Germans. This book debunks this simplistic explanation and sets out all the facts proving that there was some other reason behind the dealings of the Entente Powers; they did not act in concert and - most probably- the explanation of this enigma is to be sought in France and in Greece. Greek language text
£21.00
Kapon Editions The Monarchy in Modern Greece: English language edition
The first holistic account of the institution of the monarchy in modern Greece, this book looks at the political behaviour of the Greek people and their relationship with authority in every form, to explore why this specific type of constitution was chosen in 1832 at the end of the Greek ‘Struggle for Independence’. The development of the monarchy is explored in parallel with the quest for popular legitimization and the constitutional dimension, taking into account the state of affairs in Europe, the need to put an end to the vicious circle of civil conflicts, and the views on the nature of the state derived from the Greco-Roman tradition. It also considers the contradictions in the constitutional legislation and the fragility of a democratic constitutional monarchy. In a second section, three individual members of the Dynasty are discussed in detail. In the cases of Constantine I and Frederika, an attempt is made to separate myth from historical reality. Finally, in a third section, the philanthropic attitude of members of the two dynasties is discussed together with the socio-political dimension of the monarchy. In an Epilogue, the author examines the causes of the unravelling of the strong, but uneasy bond between people and monarchy. 107 black and white photographs, English language text.
£22.50
Kapon Editions Methone: Ancient—Medieval—Modern
The Middle Ages arguably constitute the golden age of the prominent fortress town of Methone, an ancient settlement sited on the west coast of the Messenian peninsula of the Peloponnese. Its medieval magnificence is reflected in the strong fortification walls, built by the Venetians, who expelled the Frankish garrison of Geoffrey of Villehardouin in 1206, and took over the town three years later, following the signing of the Treaty of Sapientza in 1209. When the Venetians conquered Crete, Methone functioned as a bulwark of their colony in their competition with the Genoese. The fortress turned into a station on the way to the coasts of Asia and the Holy Land. Chroniclers of the West describe the Peloponnese as “L’Île de Modon” (Island of Methone). The significance of the fortress becomes evident in the note verbale of Doge A. Barbarigo in 1500 (after its capture by the Ottomans) to the Pope, the king of Spain and other princes: “we have lost the marvellous base for all ships sailing towards the East”. In the wake of the Naval Battle of Navarino, the liberating French troops of the commander-in-chief Maison, built a new town outside the walls. What survive today within the fortress are the ruins of Ottoman baths (hammam) and a minaret, underground cisterns, a gunpowder magazine and the church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour.
£13.99
Kapon Editions Vital Expression (English language edition)
Ιoannis Makriyannis (1797-1864) was a Greek politician and author, best known today for his Memoirs. Starting from humble origins, he joined the Greek struggle for independence, achieving the rank of general and leading his men to notable victories. Following Greek independence, he had a tumultuous public career, playing a prominent part in the granting of the first Constitution of the Kingdom of Greece and later being sentenced to death and pardoned. Despite his important contributions to the political life of the early Greek state, general Makriyannis is mostly remembered for his Memoirs. Aside from being a source of historical and cultural information about the period, it led Nobel laureate Giorgos Seferis to call Makriyannis ‘one of the greatest masters of Modern Greek prose’. Τhese aquarelles, a series of 24 paintings, vividly depict episodes from the Greek War of Independence of 1821 and from the Memoirs. Painted by Panayiotis and Dimitrios Zografou from Sparta, the series belonged to King Otto of Greece, the first monarch of ‘modern’ Greece. They were bought by Joannes Gennadius (1844–1932) in Rome in 1909. This volume from Kapon Editions, in association with the Gennadius Library, includes historical documents along with texts that look at Makriyannis - the ‘hero of the Greek War of Independence’ – as well as Joannes Gennadius (1844-1932) the Greek diplomat, book collector, writer and benefactor, founder of the Gennadius Library now housed in The American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
£32.00
Kapon Editions The Mosaics of Thessaloniki Revisited: English language edition
Essays on the chronology and interpretation of the Byzantine mosaics of Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki contains the finest collection of surviving Byzantine mosaics in any one city. Made over the course of a millennium between the fourth and the fourteenth century, they show the dynamism and longevity of the medium throughout the life of the Byzantine Empire. Yet despite the quantity and quality of the mosaics in Thessaloniki, they have remained relatively unknown compared with the mosaics elsewhere in Greece and in Constantinople. Controversy and debate have surrounded the dating, function and meaning of many of the monuments and their mosaics. These issues, of the chronology of the monuments and the meanings of their mosaics, form the focus of The Mosaics of Thessaloniki Revisited. Also published by Kapon Editions: Mosaics of Thessaloniki, 4th–14th century (2012) documents and illustrates the huge range of Thessaloniki’s mosaics that are now accessible and visible to all, however distant or hidden their locations in each church.
£32.00
Kapon Editions A Photographic Itinerary on Mount Athos, 1969: Bilingual edition, Greek/English
Takis Tloupas, the artist-photographer best known for his work in Thessaly, visited Mount Athos in 1969. On his journey he captured the everyday life and faces of the monks, as well as the holy buildings. This record of his travels contains 115 photographs which offer historical testimony to the life of Mount Athos in 1969 and are of great value and interest to both the scholar and the general reader. 'on Mount Athos, Takis Tloupas worked with the zest of the artist and the piety of the pilgrim. He recorded photographically the architecture of the monasteries, this masterpiece of craft and faith. Concurrently, he penetrated kindly into the depths of the monk's soul' Kostas Balafas English and Greek bilingual edition. 115 b&w photographs.
£30.00
Kapon Editions The Acropolis Through its Museum (English language edition)
This is not simply a guidebook to the Acropolis Museum: by presenting the works of art exhibited in the museum, it endeavours to resynthesize the history of the Sacred Rock as part of the cultural and the wider historical process of Athens. Following the sequence of the visitor’s tour of the museum, it is lavishly illustrated with photographs, as well as with numerous plans and reconstruction drawings, which enable the reader to understand each of the fragmentarily preserved works in its context. It also answers many of the questions raised in the discerning reader’s mind: what was the size and the population of ancient Athens? what is the meaning of the beasts represented on the large Archaic pediments? what do the Korai statues represent? why did the Erechtheion become so complex and what was the role of the Karyatids? why was the temple of Athena Nike built in the Ionic order? what led Pericles and his advisers to opt for the specific building programme and how were the major public works financed? why was it decided to place an Ionic frieze on the Doric Parthenon? what political messages were transmitted to Sparta through the sculptural decoration of the Parthenon?
£18.00
Kapon Editions Agora Modiano - Thessaloniki
The Agora Modiano was reborn turning into a modern covered food market occupying a stunningly tasteful building. The variety of texts contained in this book reflects the diverse character of the Market. Texts written by politicians, university professors, entrepreneurs, athletes, institutional bodies of the city of Thessaloniki, artists, but also authentic testimonies of shopkeepers, who spent a lifetime in Modiano, portray the Market’s ambience. The accompanying rich photographic material captures nostalgic moments of the past, but also images of the Market’s operation today.
£28.00
Kapon Editions Tales from the Aegean: Consuls,divers,monks and lighthouse keepers
The author describes his adventures over most of a lifetime across the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean seas where he pursued careers as diplomat and educator. Those years were abundant in thrills at embassies, consulates, colleges, monasteries and in the deep blue sea. These accounts range from assisting afflicted Americans to restore their lives to aiding the inhabitants of a monastery to capture coveted seafood. One notable adventure was enabling a young Polish diplomat in Izmir to flee the “Iron Curtain“ and find a new life in New York City.
£14.39
Kapon Editions Sephardi Jews (Greek language text): From Spain to the Ottoman Empire and the Greek Thessaloníki
A documented tour of the history of the Sephardic Jews, chronicling their persecution and ejection from the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the C15th, recounting their life in the Ottoman Empire, with an emphasis on Thessaloníki, until the first decades of the 20th century.At the end of the 15th century, hundreds of thousands of Jews who refused to convert to Christianity were expelled from Spain, leaving behind a glorious past. After many adventures, most of the Sephardi (Sfarad means Spain) fled to the Ottoman Empire, where with their skills, know-how and culture, they built a new life. They settled in the major port cities, established dozens of communities with an advanced form of autonomy, and excelled in medicine, diplomacy and international trade. In particular, the community of Thessaloníki developed at a rapid pace, experienced days of glory; its glow as the “Jerusalem of the Balkans” was preserved for hundreds of years after its sun had set. Five centuries later, most Sephardi of Thessaloníki met a tragic death in Auschwitz.
£31.50
Kapon Editions The Sea Of Gods, Heroes and Men in Ancient Greek Art (parallel text, English/Greek)
This book was published to coincide with an exhibition mounted in both France and Greece, dedicated to marine representations on vases, and particularly those inspired by mythology. Thanks to the variety of shapes and decorated surfaces found in vases, the art of pottery developed a more extensive repertoire of subjects related to the sea than any other art form. The first part of this book examines forty-two characteristic examples of marine iconography, which come mainly from the collections of the Louvre, though also from those of other museums. These are divided into four groups: marine fauna and seafaring, the deities of the deep, the voyages of gods and heroes who crisscrossed the ocean, and, finally, the miraculous birth of the goddess who emerged from the waves, Aphrodite, born from the foam. The variety and aesthetic quality of marine scenes in vase-painting reveal once more the importance of the sea to Greek civilization. The second part of the book contains more specialist articles on the iconography of the sea, and on various aspects of marine archaeology, contributed by both French and Greek experts in the field. Parallel text Greek and English
£35.00
Kapon Editions Great Moments in Greek Archaeology (English language edition)
This beautifully illustrated book offers an overview of the greatest archaeological sites and discoveries from ancient Greece. The contributors include those who have excavated at the sites in question and scholars who have spent a lifetime studying the monuments. Presented here are the legendary sites of ancient Greece, including the Athenian Acropolis, Olympia, Delphi, Schliemann’s Mycenae, and the Athenian Agora; the most iconic sculptures in the Greek world, such as the Aphrodite of Melos and the Nike of Samothrace; and several fascinating chapters on underwater archaeology that discuss the Kyrenia and Uluburun shipwrecks and the astonishing bronze masterpieces raised from the sea. This is the first book to bring together the archaeological legacy of ancient Greece in a concise and accessible way while still preserving the excitement of discovery. An introductory text by Vasileios Petrakos, member of the Academy of Athens, sets the historical context and describes the course of Greek archaeology from the foundation of the modern Greek state to the present day. 650 colour illustrations.
£90.00
Kapon Editions Pindos - Grevena. Topia kai xoria tis Greveniotikis Pindou: Greek language text
The towering Pindus Mountains, jagged rocks and a huge mixed forest of conifers and deciduous trees make up the beautiful Macedonian landscape in Grevena. Alpine valleys, rushing rivers and gentle streams, and villages crafted by generations of Vlach stonemasons. This lavishly illustrated book, with an informative text introduces readers to the landscapes, villages and settlements in the prefecture of Grevena. The towering Pindus Mountains, jagged rocks and a huge mixed forest of conifers and deciduous trees make up this Macedonian landscape in Grevena. Alpine valleys, rushing rivers and gentle streams, and villages crafted by generations of Vlach stonemasons. This lavishly illustrated book, with an informative text introduces readers to the landscapes, villages and settlements in the prefecture of Grevena. Grevena was a key stop for caravan trains and the hub for traders and the semi-nomadic Vlach herdsmen who travelled through Macedonia. This book pauses at all signs of human activity in this outstanding environment - buildings, villages, old roadways and bridges- and singles out the evidence for the life of each place: the professions, movement, customs and place names. The book aims to cater both for the demand by locals for a deeper acquaintance with their home, and the desire by the many visitors to the area to make genuine contact with the places and villages of Grevena, brought here by the pine forests, spring flowers, autumn leaves, snow-capped mountains, alpine lakes and brown bears. Greek language. 170 full colour photographs.
£35.12
Kapon Editions The Ancient City Road and the Metro beneath Vouliagmenis Avenue (English language edition)
This book presents the results of the excavations conducted by the Archaeological Service of the Ministry of Culture and carried out by archaeologists working just ahead of the construction teams building the new Metro. They uncovered a wealth of artefacts, and the foundations of homes and temples from ancient Athens, which had been hidden under the modern city. The excavations followed Vouliagmenis Avenue and the underground Line 2 of the Metro whose seven stations serve the southern areas of Athens. Both the Metro line and Vouliagmenis Avenue follow the course of the ancient city road which connected the city of Athens with the demes (suburbs) west of Hymettus and continued to the Sanctuary at Sounion and the mines at Laurion. Full of interesting detail and extensively illustrated, the book explores the history of one of the main arterial routes of Attica— the historical region that encompasses the city of Athens—which was used from antiquity until the present day. The archaeological artefacts illustrated, both in drawings and with photographs, were recovered from excavations in both public and private sites. Translated by British archaeologist Nicola Wardle. Foreword by Michalis A. Tiverios, Emeritus Professor of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki.
£53.00
Kapon Editions Hagia Sophia (Greek language edition): The Great Church of Thessaloniki
The thirteen-centuries-old church of Hagia Sophia, dedicated to the Holy Wisdom of God, has been the focus of scholarly interest and debate since the nineteenth century, generating a remarkably rich bibliography both Greek and foreign. However, until now there was no publication aimed at the visitors to this monument. This book fills the need for an informative guidebook, examining all aspects of the subject of the history of the church, its decoration, and its reception throughout history. Greek language edition
£11.64
Kapon Editions Acropolis (Russian language edition): Visiting its Museum and its Monuments
Designed to be a useful travel companion, this book’s descriptions and interpretative analyses help show the monuments in a new way, through an understanding of the historical, artistic and political events that contributed to their creation. Through the text and the illustrations we get to know the gods and heroes who were worshipped on the Acropolis, the leaders who envisaged the major projects, the artists who brought them to fruition, as well as the innovative ideas they applied, and the Athenian citizens who admired and enjoyed these achievements. 95 colour illustrations. Russian language edition
£10.46
Kapon Editions O stochastis tou Marousiou: Greek language text
Memories of the journalistic friendship between Maria Karavia and Yannis Tsarouchis. A commemoration of the unforgettable artist, Yannis Tsarouchis, whose keen intelligence and caustic wit left their mark both on modern Greek painting and Athenian society. The fruit of the author's long and productive acquaintance with Tsarouchis, the book centres on his way of thinking and his work. Interviews, brief images and reminiscences are used to build up a personal testament of the painter's life, from his conscription in the war of 1940 to the dictatorship of 1967 and self-exile in Paris; from his legendary disguises, his love of Anatolian folk dance and the Karaghiozis shadow theatre, to his years of work with the painter Photis Kontoglou; from his interest in Byzantine music, his ventures into theatrical direction in Seven against Thebes and Trojan Women to his deep concern about environmental degradation. This testimony to the man and the artist is complemented by a selection of rarely published photographs. Greek language text. 50 b&w photographs.
£27.87
Kapon Editions Musée archéologique national, Athènes: French language edition
This brief guide to the collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens provides general information about all the collections, with an emphasis on the way they are presented in the Museum galleries. It illustrates representative works from each collection, demonstrating the artistic quality and value of the exhibits. The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art. Large format paperback, lavishly illustrated in colour throughout French language edition. Also available in English, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Greek editions.
£25.00