1926 Taygetus Mountains Byzantine Ruin Greece Hellas - ORIGINAL GRC3 XEX4 on matchbook covers

on matchbook covers

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

This piece was illustrated by Kosa Jr

Strong & Company

This piece was illustrated by Darmesteter

1926 Taygetus Mountains Byzantine Ruin Greece Hellas - ORIGINAL GRC3 XEX4 on matchbook coversThis is an original 1926 photogravure of the Byzantine ruins at the foot of the Taygetus Mountains in Greece (Hellas). The mountain range is named after Taygete, the Greek nymph, who was turned into a doe by Artemis to escape from Zeus. The photographer of this image is unknown. Period Paper is pleased to offer an exceptional collection of historic original photogravures of the architecture, landscape, and people of Greece. The actual border around