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10076.i.2, 2(47)
- Record Id:
- 040-003235309
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003235288
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026869721.0x0006c4
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 10076.i.2, 2(47)
- Title:
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Ruins at Famagosta. Photographer: Thomson, John
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Architectural Photography
'This view was taken at Famagosta from the inner side of the moat and opposite the gateway of the north-eastern angle of the wall. The prominent ruin here depicted was singled out as a good example of the present condition of a multitude of churches that were all gradually overthrown. On the inner walls of these shattered edifices one may still discover traces of faded and disfigured frescoes, and of elaborately-carved work in stone. The process of undermining these noble walls appears to have been carried out regardless of danger, and for no other purpose than to obtain blocks of stone ready-trimmed to make rubblework fences for wretched fields or gardens...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003235288
040-003235309 - Is part of:
- 10076.i.2, 2 : Through Cyprus with the camera, in the autumn of 1878...In two volumes. With sixty permanent photographs. Vol. II.…
10076.i.2, 2(47) : Ruins at Famagosta. Photographer: Thomson, John - Hierarchy:
- 032-003235288[0021]/040-003235309
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 10076.i.2, 2
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Carbon Print
Photograph
Photographic Print - Start Date:
- 1878
- End Date:
- 1878
- Date Range:
- 1878
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 116 mm x 181 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Thomson, John
- Subjects:
- Architectural Types
Architecture
Churches
Mosques
Religious Buildings
Ruins - Places:
- Famagusta (city), Famagusta (district), Ammochostos, Cyprus, Europe