National Hellenic Research Foundation - Institute of Byzantine Research

HELLENIC SOCIETY FOR BOOKBINDING

Vivlioamphiastis (Vol. 2)

The second volume of Vivlioamphiastis is dedicated to the memory of George Galavaris and Panos Feidakis. It will appear in autumn 2004 -in Greek, with summaries in English- including 400 colour pictures.

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List of contents

George Galavaris
The Byzantine Illuminated Manuscript. Offer of the Artist to God.

Sotiris Kadas
Witnesses to Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Binding in Notes Found in Manuscripts of Mount Athos.

George Boudalis
Islamic Bindings and their Influence on Greek Post-Byzantine Binding.

Christos Athanassiadis
A Collection of Decorative Themes used in the Bindings of Greek Manuscripts and Old Printed Books.

Yannis Skordylis
The Conservation of a 17th Century Paletype.

Angeliki Stasinou
A Paper Limp Binding. A First Approach.

Eleni Stamatopoulou-Polydoropoulou
The Participation of Greek Bookbinders in International and National Exhibitions in the 19th Century.

M.G. Varvounis
The Art of Bookbinding in Samos.

Fr. Dimitrios Stratis
Bookbinding in Hydra.

Stratis D. Tarinas
Romioi Bookbinders of Constantinople.

Andreas Ganiaris
The Aesthetic Value of the Binding of Books.

Evangelia Biza
The Use of Non Conventional Material in Modern Applications of Bookbinding.

Vangelio Tzantetatou
A Binding for the Book "Meter Theou-Mater Dei" by Angelos Sikelianos.

Sotiris Koutsiautis
Thoughts on the Art of Bookbinding.

George Calophonos
The Artistic Edition of the Book "Cassia the Hymnographer".

Georgios Laganas
"Vivlioamphiastis": Approaches to the History of Terminology.

Babis Legas
On Bookbinders, Book-bindings etc.

Georgios Laganas
Short stories from two Important Books.