Monemvasia : People. Place. Presence.
by
Ann Eldridge
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
191269025X
ISBN-13
9781912690251
Publisher
Unicorn Publishing Group
Imprint
Unicorn Publishing Group
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 12th, 2019
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
1,450 grams
Dimensions
24.80 x 27.20 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
Photographs: collectionsEuropean history
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An outstanding collection of historic photographs of the people of Monemvasia, illustrating the social bonds and institutions, which hold a society together within a unique physical and historic environment.
Monemvasia has a powerful visual and emotive separation from the world. The‘Castro’ or fortress is set on a rock in the southern Peloponnese of the Aegean Sea, joinedby a causeway to the Greek mainland. Inhabitants are further isolated behind the fortifiedwalls, with only one gateway into the Castro. From the 6th century AD it has played a significantrole in Byzantine and Mediterranean history. The unique environment determined how thecommunity evolved through periods of social change.
The photographic collection spans over a century, from 1890 until the present day, andalongside historic and contemporary quotations, provides a graphic description of Monemvasiansociety throughout its recent history. It is an illustration of how a community, living inunique, physical and historical surroundings, may flourish and recreate within itself a strongbond of solidarity, pride and continuity. This interaction determines the pattern of the book.It is a journey, on a physical and emotional level, through Monemvasia. The chapters movethrough the public spaces and activities into the private experiences of family life.
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