Field photograph·Csn0343
Khrysoroyiatissa monastery: building with a vault and a man
Description
A cobbled courtyard at Khrysoroyiatissa Monastery, with a stone bell tower in the centre and a tiled-roof building with an arched vault on the left. An arcaded gallery runs along the right side, and a timber frame and staircase stand behind. A bearded man in a dark robe and black cylindrical hat stands in the foreground, holding a long staff.
Other scan of this record (1)
- Description, scan 2
- A bearded man in a dark robe and black cap stands on a cobbled courtyard, holding a long staff. To the left, a stone wall with a tall arched recess and a tiled roof stands beside a wooden canopy, with a square bell tower behind. On the right, a whitewashed arcaded gallery runs along the courtyard, and a printed text block sits at the bottom.
English, as on the record
KHRYSOROYIATISSA MONASTERY H.M.L Shearer "On these mountains were built many religious houses as places of refuge, and with their diligence the monks adorned the greater part of the chain with fair gardens, containing trees and plants of very kind. " Constantius, Archbishop of Sinai-1766 (A Pleasant and Brief Cypriad)
English, as on the record
KHRYSOROYIATISSA MONASTERY H.M.L Shearer "On these mountains were built many religious houses as places of refuge, and with their diligence the monks adorned the greater part of the chain with fair gardens, containing trees and plants of very kind. " Constantius, Archbishop of Sinai-1766 (A Pleasant and Brief Cypriad)