[The Travels of Barsky to Mount Athos: 1725-1726 and 1744-1745]In Greek. Soft cover, 24 cm, 720 pp., ill. ISBN: 978-960-98312-0-8.The Mount Athos Center utilizing the valuable archive of the late Academician Paul Mylonas has first completed project of the Ukrainian monk-travellerer and pilgrim Vasily Grigorovich Barsky, who visited Mount Athos in 1725 and 1744; in this book Barsky describes the two trips to Mount Athos. The relevant texts are a valuable testimony of a prominent intellectual who captures detailed impressions, describes the churches and the monasteries with objectivity; his meticulous method of recording and mapping is a valuable tool for the study of the history of worship and of the institutions of Mount Athos, for byzantine architecture and archaeology...==============================================================IMPORTANT: The price does NOT include the shipping cost which depends on actual weight and destination. You will receive a message after placing the order with the exact cost and the options available; then you will have to approve / reject this cost; you may also ask about this cost before placing the order at dem.siatras@gmail.com . Date: 2009. Hagioreitike Hestia & Benaki Museum ISBN 9609831206 9789609831208 [GR]