Cyprus 1969 Reel 60 of 65
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:42
| Film ID | F16-0403 |
| Film Description | ShotlistReel 60 of 65Unedited travelogue Famagusta Kykko Monastery The Mirhab of the Mosque (former gothic cathedral). The stone "Sea Gate" of the city wall: faces sea. Othello Castle: round towers, moat. Mosque (distant). Stone church (365 churches in Famagusta). Churches, mosque in distance (pan ). Church: construction revealed in partially demolished cross-section: high arched stone windows, high domes. Dome interior: cross section (100 mm). In treasure room at Monastery of Kykko (*see K's notes - permission to film is rare): Modern gold communion vessel for consecrated bread. Golden communion vessel with jewels: Russian. Enameled communion vessel, cross on cover. Enameled holy wine stand, Enameled Russian wine cup with pictures and jewels. Gold-embossed velvet crown made in Russia, worn by Makarios. Book of the Gospels: gold and silver with enameled pictures front and back (cu). Book of the Gospel (from northern Greece, 1766): front and back, red velvet and silver (cu). Bible from Russia, in Greek and Russian lettering (1844): two enamel pictures with blue background (cu). Bible (above): reverse side, figures in gold (cu). Small Gospel Volume (Venice, 1856): silver cover (1906). Two embroidered cuffs for a monk (cu). Pearl beaded belt (cu). Icon of Virgin Mary, with thong hinges. Carved reliquary box of gold and silver, containing bones of saints. Cross center-piece of reliquary box. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Famagusta, Kykko Monastery, Mosques |