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Product Identifiers
PublisherKapon, Ekdoseis
ISBN-109606878120
ISBN-139789606878121
eBay Product ID (ePID)114121226
Product Key Features
Number of Pages296 Pages
LanguageGreek
Publication NameHe Hellenike Kasela
Publication Year2010
SubjectCarving, History / Ancient & Classical, Furniture
TypeTextbook
AuthorVirginia Matseli, Aris Tsaravopoylos
Subject AreaDesign, Art, Crafts & Hobbies
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight73.1 Oz
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2011-460813
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentPREFACE Angelos Delivorrias FOREWORD Ιoanna Papantoniou PUBLISHERS' NOTE Rachel and Moses Kapon ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION PART I THE CHEST Historical introduction THE CHEST IN FOLK TRADITION Superstitions, beliefs, traditions, folk tales, songs PRODUCTION AND USES OF THE CHEST Kinds of chests, their production and uses MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION / ADDED FEET ON TYPE B CHESTS / LIDS / HANDLES / THE LOCK AND KEY / THE INSIDE COMPARTMENT / PRODUCTION OF CHESTS / USES OF CHESTS CHESTS WITH SPECIAL USES DECORATION Kinds and manners of decoration, decorative motifs PAINTED CHESTS / WOOD - CARVED CHESTS / CHESTS DECORATED WITH ADDED MATERIALS / DECORATIVE MOTIFS DATING PART II THE ITINERARY The Itinerary of research AEGEAN ISLANDS NORTHEAST AEGEAN Mytilene / Chios / Samos / Ikaria DODECANESE CYCLADES SPORADES Skyros / Skopelos CRETE IONIAN ISLANDS PELOPONNESE NORTHEAST GREECE Western Thrace and Macedonia WESTERN THRACE EASTERN MACEDONIA CENTRAL AND WESTERN MACEDONIA NORTHWEST MACEDONIA EPIRUS THE KONITSOCHORIA POGONI ZAGOROCHORIA METSOVO, TZOUMERKA WESTERN EPIRUS - SOULI Fieldwork acknowledgements Notes Identity of the objects illustrated and additional information
SynopsisOver 500 colour illustrations. Distributed by University of Exeter Press. For many centuries, the chest was the only piece of storage furniture to be found in the Greek home. Highly valued as a functional item, its 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. Th e important functional role of the chest is apparent in its decoration, which generally reflects beliefs and faith. Th ese 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., For centuries, the chest was the only piece of storage furniture to be found in the Greek home. Highly valuable as a functional item, connected with everyday events and the most important stations in a person's life (birth, marriage and death) the chest has profound, symbolical meaning in the imagination of the Greek people. 500+ col illus.
LC Classification NumberNK2725.M37 2010
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