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JOURNEY TO CYPRUS 25 x 25cm 59pp. numerous illustrations Published by the A. G. Leventis Foundation, Athens ISBN 960-7320-11-5 Paperback $ 13.20 / £C6.00 |
This book is designed for children. Two terracotta figurines from the 3rd century B.C. live in a display case in the British Museum. They are united by a deep love. Their desire for freedom leads them to set out on a voyage full of adventures in which each young reader has to take part. Against the landscape of Cyprus with heroes from the permanent exhibition of Cypriot antiquities, a close link is created between the exhibits and the children which leads to knowledge and to their hearts.
ONCE UPON A TIME, AN ANGEL...: A Journey through the Byzantine Wall-paintings of Cyprus 24.7 x 25cm 66pp. numerous illustrations Published by the A. G. Leventis Foundation, Athens ISBN 60-7010-74-4 Paperback $ 11.00 / £C5.00 |
This book is also designed for children. An angel appears to a young boy in a chapel and leads him on ajourney. The boy relives the story of the birth, life and death of Jesus illustrated by well-known frescoes from Byzantine churches in Cyprus. Brief notes are included on the frescoes in general and the individual scenes illustrated in the book.
