In 2018 Koç University – Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for Late
Antique and Byzantine Studies (GABAM) and The Friends of Music Society in
Athens launched the Byzantine Musical Instruments (
*https://tinyurl.com/yyy3hv6l
<https://tinyurl.com/yyy3hv6l>* ) research project, under the scientific
supervision of Prof. Nikos Maliaras.
As part of this research project, Dr. Botonakis examined a great number of
visual representations found on artefacts such as bowls, caskets, wall
paintings, pitchers, mosaics, wooden icons etc., dated between the 2nd and
the 16th century, originating from the wider geographic area of the
Byzantine Empire. During the second phase of the project, Greek manuscripts
containing illustrated miniatures were systematically studied. These
included 369 manuscripts located at the Library of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate in Fener, along with 19 Greek manuscripts found at the Topkapı
Palace Museum Library. This research revealed more than 400 visual
representations of musical instruments, which are spread across 136
different cultural institutions such as museums, churches, libraries,
monasteries and research institutes in 27 countries around the world. All
these information have been gathered at the above mentioned new resource
along with their valuable metadata.
Moreover, a digital exhibition has been set up at the Europeana Collections
page under the title "Echos of an Empire" (
https://www.europeana.eu/en/exhibitions/byzantine-musical-instruments)
We surely hope that this resource will be of good use in the near future by
both musicologists and researchers that work on Byzantine studies.
Yours sincerely
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*Αλέξανδρος Χαρκιολάκης*
Διευθυντής
Σύλλογος Οι Φίλοι της Μουσικής
Τηλ. 210-7282565
Κιν. 6977051161
*Alexandros Charkiolakis*
Director
The Friends of Music Society
Tel. +302107282565
Mob. +306977051161
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*Αλέξανδρος Χαρκιολάκης*
Διευθυντής
Σύλλογος Οι Φίλοι της Μουσικής
Τηλ. 210-7282565
Κιν. 6977051161
*Alexandros Charkiolakis*
Director
The Friends of Music Society
Tel. +302107282565
Mob. +306977051161
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