Athos,
the Holy Mountain

Philip Sherrard
photos by Takis Zervoulakos

Mount Athos is the last remaining bastion of Byzantine culture and Orthodox monasticism, a microcosm of mediaeval Europe that has lingered into the 21st century. The photographs and text have caught the atmosphere of the centuries-old monastic buildings, the isolation of the hermitages perched on vertical cliffs, the glorious wall paintings, icons and relics, and above all the lives of the monks themselves.

Published:		1982
Other Editions:		US, 1982
Size:		28.7 x 24.7 cm
Pages:		176
Illustrations:		158; 63 in colour
Binding:		Hardbound
ISBN:		0-87951-988-6
Price:		£12.50
		Out of Print

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