Κοινότητα Αναγνωστών Βιβλίων - readers.gr

The Aegean, an integral part of Hellenism for six thousand years, because of its geographical position and physical formation with its hundreds of various-sized islands forming a marvelous unity beginning at the coast of mainland Greece and stretching to the shores of Asia Minor, Crete and Cyprus, has always been a bridge carrying messages from one continent to another, a cradle of civilizations and a source of inspiration and creativity. A Greek sea par excellence, the Aegean founded and defended its own civilization - a civilization that was later bequeathed to the world....

This book captures the beauty and variety of Greek architectural decoration over three centuries. Glorious color photographs reveal exquisite murals and reliefs, painted and tiled interiors and exteriors, and a wealth of rich, vibrant color. The close-up photographs -many previously unpublished- of facades, doors, windows, floors, and furnishings, offer a tour of richly decorated mansions and public buildings of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, in both neoclassical and vernacular styles, as well as of rural homes, churches, and other structures. The informativ...