Cyprus 1969 Reel 61 of 65
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:39
| Film ID | F16-0404 |
| Film Description | Reel 61 of 65 Unedited travelogue Kykko Kambos Asinou Kyrenia Lapithos ShotlistCat. Reel 404 1969: Reel 61: Cyprus. June 25-26. Kykko. Kambos. Asinou. Kyrenia. Lapithos.Golden reliquary box for bones of saints (Kykko Monastery): note bone. Portable oven (at Kambos valley en-route to Asinou from Kykko). Frescoes in Asinou Monastery (11th Century) provide brilliant summation of Byzantine and past-Byzantine mural painting from 1106-1620. 19 scenes, including St. David fresco (some good color, some underexposed). Mr. Kintner with a monk. Stone ovens in a farmyard, one with a dome (en-route to Kyrenia), Fireplace by stone wall in yard. Fireplace with pot. Mill stone: note hole for handle, broom in background. Thread sieve (cu). Leather bag. Making a pot by hand on wheel (near village of Lapithos, west of Kyrenia). Starting tall pot: note forming of lip. Forming groove in lip of pot. Adding decorative scalloping to groove in lip of pot. Making a smaller pot. Finishing the neck of a pot. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Kykko, Kambos, Asinou, Kyrenia, Lapithos, Frescoes |
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