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Paliochora: Survey of a Byzantine City on the Island of Kythera. Second Report1
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 September 2013
Abstract
A short account is given of ecclesiastical buildings studied at Paliochora on Kythera in 1987. A preliminary discussion of aspects of church architecture and decoration relevant to our survey is provided. Reference is made to comparative material from other Byzantine monuments on Kythera and other regions of Greece with similar material, in particular Laconia and the area of Epidauros Limera.
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