Byzantine black and white mounted photograph collection, 1942–2009
The collection includes over 75,000 mounted black-and-white photographic prints of Byzantine art, architecture, and archaeology, its bulk being from the fourth through the fifteenth century. The emphasis is on materials that originated in the Byzantine empire and neighboring cultures: Italy, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Romania, Russia, Armenia, and Georgia, as well as Greece, Syria, Israel, and Egypt. There is also a limited number of Russian, Crusader, and post-Byzantine works. In addition to photographs deposited by outside scholars or purchased from vendors, the images document the fieldwork of Dumbarton Oaks, the Byzantine Institute, and a number of affiliated scholars, including Margaret Alexander, Richard Anderson, Cyril Mango, Thomas Mathews, Ihor S̆evc̆enko, and Robert Van Nice.
Access and Rights
Access to the collection is by appointment only. Schedule an appointment.
Photographs in this collection were acquired from a wide variety of sources, and in most cases copyright was not transferred. Please consult with ICFA staff to determine whether Dumbarton Oaks owns the rights to a photograph on a case-by-case basis. Request images.
Preferred citation: Byzantine black and white mounted photograph collection, Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, DC.