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Wall paintings --- Theodoricus of Prague,

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Η πόλη της Καστοριάς σε κομβικό γεωγραφικό σημείο της δυτικής Μακεδονίας, γνωστή στη λαϊκή παράδοση για τις «τριακόσιες εκκλησίες» δεν είναι άγνωστη στην ελληνική και διεθνή βιβλιογραφία. Το βιβλίο της κας Ευγενίας Δρακοπούλου, που σε διαφορετική μορφή υποστηρίχθηκε ως διδακτορική διατριβή με τη σοφή καθοδήγηση τον καθηγητή κ. Νίκου Οικονομίδη, έρχεται να προσφέρει την πρώτη επιστημονική εκδοχή της ιστορίας μιας πόλεως, τεκμηριωμένη από τη συστηματική μελέτη των γραπτών επιγραφών, όσων σώζονται ή σώζονταν σε παλιότερες εποχές, σε αρκετά σημεία έως τώρα αμφισβητούμενα. Στα σχετικά κεφάλαια, που είναι από τα πιο σημαντικά του βιβλίου, η προσφορά δεν έγκειται μόνο στο ότι γνωστές επιγραφές δημοσιεύονται με παλαιογραφική ακρίβεια, αλλά στο ότι προστίθενται τρεις βασικές και άγνωστες έως τώρα. Επιπλέον προσφέρονται εδώ λύσεις οριστικές σε προβλήματα αναγνώσεως και ερμηνείας ορισμένων επιγραφών που αρκετά πρόχειρα είχαν προσφερθεί από υψηλού κύρους συγγραφείς με συνέπεια να τεθεί το ιστορικό ψευόοπρόβλημα εάν η Καστοριά ήταν τόπος εξορίας ή πολιτιστικής άνθησης τον 12ο αιώνα. Η Χριστιανική Αρχαιολογική Εταιρεία με ιδιαίτερη ικανοποίηση περιέλαβε στις εκδόσεις της και σήμερα προσφέρει στο επιστημονικό κοινό το πόνημα αυτό που αποτελεί ώριμο καρπό μακρών αναζητήσεων και πραγματώσεων.

Byzantine inscriptions --- Kastoria --- Byzantine wall paintings --- Byzantine art --- Byzantine inscriptions --- Kastoria --- Byzantine wall paintings --- Byzantine art

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The study focuses on the monumental painting of the island of Rhodes, Greece, during the 13th century and specifically from the year 1204, when the Byzantine official Leo Gabalas took over the administration of the island, until the arrival of the Knights of Saint John in 1309. The remains of the artistic production are located in six churches in the town and the countryside of Rhodes. The monuments in question are presented in chronological order. After the detailed description and iconographic examination follows the stylistic analysis of the wall paintings along with the proposed dating. In particular, the study deals with the fres- coes of Hagios Phanourios in the Medieval Town of Rhodes, of the monastery of the Archangel Michael at Thari, of Hagios Ioannes Theologos at Kouphas in Paradeisi, of Hagios Niketas in Damatria, of Hagios Georgios Vardas in Apolakkia (1289/90) and of Hagi- os Georgios Kounaras in Asklepeio. Two sub-chap- ters concerning the wall paintings of the church of Hagios Georgios Vardas were expanded because of their special interest: one concerns the rare inscrip- tion Akedioktene which accompanies the representa- tion of the Virgin Glykophilousa and the other deals with the iconography and local cult of Saint Philemon, following his rare representation in the church. Given that the paintings of the church of Hagios Georgios Kounaras in Asklepeio is ascribed to the same hand as that of Hagios Georgios Vardas, the painter’s style in both monuments and the particularities of his art are examined in a special chapter. In the final part of the book, the overall consid- eration of the artistic production is developed: the structure and order of the iconographic pro- grammes are assessed, some interesting issues of iconography are discussed, as well as matters concerning the donors of the churches. The stylistic trends are analysed, compared with monuments from other Dodecanese islands and within the artistic currents of the first and second half of the 13th century.

Dodecanese --- Rhodes --- Wall Paintings --- 13th century --- Byzantine art --- Monumental Painting

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Mural painting and decoration --- Conservation and restoration --- Secular wall paintings. --- Murals.

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The Nako temple complex with its earliest structures dating back to the 11th century is an extraordinary testimony of early Tibetan Buddhism not anymore preserved in today’s Tibet. Endangered by the rough environment,improper treatment and frequent earthquakes, the outstanding monuments were re-discovered by scholars from Austrian universities in the 1980s.The transdisciplinary research project carried out over more than 20 years led to in-depth studies, preservation and model-like conservation of the temples and their artworks.

Buddhist mural painting and decoration --- Buddhist art and symbolism --- History --- Western Himalayas --- Research --- Art History --- Tibetology --- Conservation --- Restoration --- Wall Paintings --- Westlicher Himalaya --- Forschung --- Kunstgeschichte --- Tibetologie --- Konservierung --- Restaurierung --- Wandmalerei --- Gautama Buddha --- Institute of Conservation --- Mandala --- Nako --- Himachal Pradesh --- Tucci, Giuseppe, --- Tucci, Giuseppe, --- Art collections. --- Western Himalayas --- Research --- Art History --- Tibetology --- Conservation --- Restoration --- Wall Paintings --- Westlicher Himalaya --- Forschung --- Kunstgeschichte --- Tibetologie --- Konservierung --- Restaurierung --- Wandmalerei --- Gautama Buddha --- Institute of Conservation --- Mandala --- Nako --- Himachal Pradesh