The manuscripts of Saint Catherine's monastery (Sinai) through the photographic lens: from glass plates to digital spectral imaging

Abstract

Saint Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai was built in the 6th century as a Byzantine fortress, protecting both the monks and their liturgical artifacts. The Sinai Monastery is characterized by its remoteness, isolation, and continuous monastic life in the last 15 centuries. These factors have greatly contributed not only to the formation of an ascetic spirituality, but also the preservation of treasured relics. Particularly, the Sinai Library is considered as second only to the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana in significance and number of manuscripts. The location of the Monastery has protected manuscripts from warfare and pillaging and the dry climate of the desert has preserved the objects in low levels of relative humidity. This dissertation focuses on the photographic expeditions and projects that took place among the walls of the Sinai Monastery between the 19th and the 21st century. Divided in two parts, the first deals with the historical expeditions up to modern times (1894-2010 ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/51267
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/51267
ND
51267
Alternative title
Τα χειρόγραφα της μονής Αγίας Αικατερίνης (Σινά) μέσα από τον φωτογραφικό φακό: από γυάλινες πλάκες στην ψηφιακή φασματική απεικόνιση
Author
Kasotakis, Damianos (Father's name: Grigorios)
Date
2022
Degree Grantor
University of Ioannina
Committee members
Παπαϊωάννου Απόστολος
Αλεξάκης Αλέξανδρος
Αντωνόπουλος Αθανάσιος
Χούλης Κωνσταντίνος
Easton Roger Jr
Rapp Claudia
Κόκλα Βασιλική
Discipline
Humanities and the ArtsHistory and Archaeology ➨ Modern history
Engineering and TechnologyOther Engineering and Technologies ➨ Imaging Science and Photographic Technology
Keywords
Sinai; Monastery of Saint Catherine; History of photography; History of scholarship; Digital preservation; Manuscripts; Palimpsests; Analog photography; Multispectral imaging; Digitization
Country
Greece
Language
English
Description
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