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Low Street, Keighley, circa 1963. "Real Photo" postcard published by Valentine & Sons Ltd. of Dundee and London. Looking down Low Street from the junction with Cook Lane. Shops include Stylo shoe shop, Redmans Good Bacon Shop, Dewhurst butchers, and Jays.
The Valentine Company was founded in Dundee by John Valentine in 1825 and began printing postcards in 1896. Over the years they expanded to include offices in Jamaica, Madeira, Norway, Tangier, Canada, and New York. The postcards were mostly printed in Scotland in tinted halftone lithography or issued as real photo cards. They did not anticipate the public’s growing demand for colour cards and by the 1950s the business was suffering. The company was bought by John Waddington & Co. in 1963, and was then sold on to Hallmark Cards in 1980. The James Valentine Photographic Collection, which includes many examples of the Valentine & Sons postcards, is now held at the University of St Andrews in Fife.
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Front and back of postcard from the private collection of Keighley and District Local History Society member Tim Neal. Scanned by Tim Neal in November 2019.
Arriving in Conwy near the Conwy Town Walls. I headed along Mount Pleasant and Tower Ditch Road towards Lower Gate Street and the Conwy Quay (mainly to see the bridges, and thought that way would be faster).
Conwy's town walls are a medieval defensive structure around the town of Conwy in North Wales. The walls were constructed between 1283 and 1287 after the foundation of Conwy by Edward I, and were designed to form an integrated system of defence alongside Conwy Castle. The walls are 1.3 km (0.81 mi) long and include 21 towers and three gatehouses. The project was completed using large quantities of labourers brought in from England; the cost of building the castle and walls together came to around £15,000, a huge sum for the period. The walls were slightly damaged during the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr in 1401, but political changes in the 16th century reduced the need to maintain such defences around the town. The fortifications were treated sympathetically during the development of the road and railway systems in Conwy during the 19th century and survived largely intact into the modern period. Today the walls form part of the UNESCO world heritage site administered by Cadw. Historians Oliver Creighton and Robert Higham describe the defences as "one of the most impressive walled circuits" in Europe.
During the 19th century some changes to Conwy's town walls were made in order to accommodate a new railway line and roads. The engineer Thomas Telford built two new gateways into the walls in 1826 to accommodate the traffic from the new suspension bridge across the river Conwy. In 1848 Robert Stephenson constructed the Chester to Holyhead railway line, which ran through Conwy; unusually for the period, attempts were made to sensitively protect the appearance of the medieval fortifications and the entrance for the railway through the walls on the south side of the town was built in the form of a mock-Gothic archway, while an exit tunnel was dug under the western walls.
Interest in the town walls grew and in the 19th century one of the towers was restored and part of the wall-walk opened up for tourists. The walls were architecturally surveyed for the first time between 1928 and 1930, with the results published in 1938. The town walls were leased from Conwy's local authority by the Ministry of Works in 1953, and a concerted effort began to conserve and protect the fortifications. Many of the houses and buildings which had grown up against the walls since the 14th century were removed in an effort to improve the appearance of the walled circuit and to assist in conservation and archaeological work, and one of the 19th-century gateways inserted by Telford was demolished in 1958. Arnold J. Taylor, a prominent historian of the Edwardian castles, conducted extensive academic work on the history and architecture of Conwy's walls during the 1950s and 1960s, adding to their prominence.
Today Conwy's walls are managed by the Welsh heritage organisation Cadw as a tourist attraction; they form a popular walk around the town, although not all of the walls are safe for tourists to use. The walls require ongoing maintenance; in the financial year between 2002 and 2003, for example, this cost £145,000 (£184,000 in 2010 terms). The walls were declared part of a UNESCO world heritage site in 1986 and are classed as a grade 1 listed building and hold scheduled monument status. They are considered by historians Oliver Creighton and Robert Higham to be "one of the most impressive walled circuits" in Europe.
Seen from Mount Pleasant in Conwy.
Looking at the walls near Tower Ditch Road.
The following are all from the Kingfisher Pocket Book Of Cars & Trucks published in 1987.
As well as featuring current vehicles the earlier chapters feature older cars to show how the technology developed.
V3968 is Lanarkshire registered Ford Model T 2894cc & currently taxed.
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Direttamente dalla Finlandia, la freak band Lordi sbarca a Milano con il suo stile teatrale.
I Lordi sono un gruppo hard & heavy finlandese, noto per la teatralità ispirata al cinema horror che costituisce il tema principale dell'immagine del gruppo e dei testi delle canzoni (ogni componente del gruppo ha le sembianze di un mostro tra costumi e trucchi di scena). Il nome del gruppo deriva dal soprannome del cantante, Mr. Lordi. Ogni membro è mascherato da mostro e ha un proprio soprannome; per questa ragione i Lordi non vengono solitamente fotografati senza i costumi di scena. Musicalmente e visivamente, il gruppo è particolarmente ispirato ad un antemico heavy metal anni '80 di gruppi come KISS, Alice Cooper, W.A.S.P. e Twisted Sister, trovando similitudini anche con i GWAR dal punto di vista scenico.
I Lordi hanno vissuto un momento di buona popolarità grazie alla loro partecipazione all'Eurovision Song Contest 2006 come rappresentanti della Finlandia. La vicenda ha sollevato varie critiche sia da parte di alcuni finlandesi, che avrebbero preferito essere rappresentati da un cantante folk, sia da alcuni greci che non avrebbero voluto la band ad Atene. A dispetto di ciò i Lordi sono riusciti a vincere con un ampio scarto la finale del 20 maggio 2006 con la canzone Hard Rock Hallelujah. Sempre nello stesso anno si sono esibiti come artisti di chiusura agli MTV Europe Music Award.
Oltre ad avere una piazza con il loro nome nella città finlandese di Rovaniemi, il Lordin aukio, il vocalist Mr Lordi e soci hanno all'attivo sette album. L'ultimo, Scarce Force One.
Mr Lordi – lead vocals: Tomi Putaansuu
Amen – guitar, vocals: Jussi Sydänma
OX – bass, vocals: Samer el Nahhal
Hella – keyboards, vocals
Mana – drums, vocals
Talk about excited! I was stoked when Phil Massaro of Massaro Ballistic Laboratories told me he wanted me to shoot his mug for the cover if the internationally published Gun Digest magazine. But, was even more stoked when he called and said it was done and awaiting to be put on shelves. Emotional when I actually saw it, and man...it's an awesome feeling. Congrats to us. Haha!
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My date picking photograph [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rajaislam/1414551396/ ]publised in Food Prints by Oxford Pakistan
This published play unveils the untold events of the Great War of Mahabharata. The play is a result of research work by TORIT. The play centers round the four characters - Dhritrashtra, Vidhoor, Gandhari and Kunti and how they involve themselves with allegation about their misdeeds before and during the Great War
Published on 29 February 2012
Full range of publicly-funded contemporary art degrees in Singapore
As part of its new partnership with Goldsmiths, University of London, LASALLE College of the Arts launched 14 publicly-funded undergraduate arts degree programmes today. The BA(Hons) programmes cover a full range of contemporary arts disciplines - from fine arts, media arts and performing arts to design and arts management. This partnership also marks Goldsmiths' first such collaboration in Asia, where degrees are also awarded in its name.
The Goldsmiths' undergraduate programmes at LASALLE are the latest addition to high-quality arts degree programmes funded by the Ministry of Education.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong witnessed the official signing of the partnership agreement between LASALLE College of the Arts and Goldsmiths, University of London
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong witnessed the official signing of the partnership agreement at LASALLE's award-winning campus, between LASALLE Chairman Mr Peter Seah and the Chairman of Goldsmiths' College Council, Mr Christopher Jonas CBE. Under the agreement, besides validating LASALLE's undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, Goldsmiths, University of London and LASALLE will also foster joint research initiatives, and facilitate staff development and exchanges between the two institutions.
Mr Peter Seah said, "This partnership is the perfect marriage between two innovative arts colleges that are at the forefront of contemporary arts education in Asia and Europe. It will continue to energise our learning environment through academic exchanges on approaches in teaching as well as research. We have a mutual passion for nurturing thinking artists who will provide creative solutions to make the world a better place.
Students of LASALLE College of the Arts gave a rousing welcome to Guest-of-Honour, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
He added, "Singapore needs to continually enhance our education system. We are glad that the government is giving the best possible opportunities for local talent who want to excel in art and design. Partnering with Goldsmiths, University of London is not only in the best interests of the college but also in the best interests of Singapore in developing the next generation of arts and cultural leaders."
Mr Christopher Jonas CBE, Chairman of Goldsmiths' College Council said, "We are delighted and honoured to be partnering with an institution as prestigious as LASALLE College of the Arts. At the heart of both institutions is a belief in providing an innovative educational experience through creative and intellectually rigorous thinking and practice. This partnership will build on these shared values and promote the exchange of academic excellence between the two institutions, in turn benefitting the creative economies of both Singapore and the UK."
Part of the world-renowned University of London for more than 100 years, Goldsmiths offers undergraduate, postgraduate, teacher training and return-to-study opportunities in subjects covering the arts, social sciences, humanities and computing. It is ranked ninth in the UK for world-leading (4 star) research and is a member of the prestigious 1994 Group that brings together 19 internationally renowned, research-intensive universities. Goldsmiths has also educated some of the art world's most famous names, from Turner Prize winner Damien Hirst, to fashion doyenne Dame Vivienne Westwood DBE, to well-known musician Damon Albarn.
14 funded degrees for Singaporeans and Singapore PRs at LASALLE
The LASALLE-Goldsmiths collaboration will chart new pathways for world-class arts education at the tertiary level. Validated by Goldsmiths, University of London, the 14 undergraduate arts degree programmes are held to the rigorous standards that Goldsmiths maintain. Diploma graduates with relevant background in the arts may apply to Year 2 of the three-year degree programmes. The funding will take effect for the August 2012 intake.
Singapore Citizens with relevant arts qualifications (e.g. Diploma or A-level or its equivalent with relevant arts studies backgrounds) are welcome to apply. For AY2012, subsidised fees for Singapore Citizens are S$10,000 per annum, subject to meeting the criteria. Singapore Permanent Residents will pay S$13,200 per annum.
Applications for places in the Academic Year beginning August 2012 may be made online. The application deadline is 30 April 2012.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently published results from Fulton County Jail’s (GA) demonstration project to integrate routine rapid HIV screening into the medical intake process.
From January 2011 through March 2012, Fulton County implemented this project. Without which, people diagnosed would likely be diagnosed later in the course of their infection, resulting in delayed access to care and treatment and possible transmission to their partners. Through these screenings, inmate patients also received referrals for community services upon release. Over 12,000 HIV tests were conducted during this time.
Fulton County Jail, a Corizon partner is one of the 50 largest jails in the nation, with an ADP of 2,269 detainees.
To learn more about our correctional healthcare services and job opportunities visit our website at www.corizonhealth.com
So I can now say I have one of my photos published! Of course it's on the front page of the Franklin County, Shippensburg Telephone Book, but I still count that :-)
I was contacted by a rep with Yellowbook who asked if they could potentially use one of three of the photos I had taken in the Greencastle, PA area. Of course, my photos were put into a pool of other peoples' photos, so I didn't figure I'd ultimately be picked. However I was later contacted with the cover photo here showing that they did in fact pick one of my photos of the Greencastle Town Square! I was and still am very excited and grateful that someone thought that much of my work that it's now on a book that many in the area will now see. The original photo is in my photostream at this link: www.flickr.com/photos/trainmann1/7826083460/
This photograph was published in the Illustrated Chronicle on the 26th of September 1915.
During the Great War the Illustrated Chronicle published photographs of soldiers and sailors from Newcastle and the North East of England, which had been in the news. The photographs were sent in by relatives and give us a glimpse into the past.
The physical collection held by Newcastle Libraries comprises bound volumes of the newspaper from 1910 to 1925. We are keen to find out more about the people in the photographs. If you recognise anyone in the images and have any stories and information to add please comment below.
Copies of this photograph may be ordered from us, for more information see: www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt Please make a note of the image reference number above to help speed up your order.
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (also Big Thunder Mountain) is a relatively mild indoor/outdoor mine train roller coaster common in "magic kingdom"-style Disney theme parks worldwide. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is also the name of the fictional rail line depicted in the attraction.
Though the details of the backstory vary from park to park, all follow the same general story arcs. Some time in the late 1800s, gold was discovered on Big Thunder Mountain in the American southwest. Overnight, the small mining town of Tumbleweed was established and the Tumbleweed Mining Company staked their claim. (At Disneyland Paris the town is called Thunder Mesa) Mining was prosperous and an extensive line of mine trains were set up to transport the ore. Unbeknownst to the settlers, the Mountain was a sacred spot to local Native Americans and was cursed. Before long, the settlers' desecration of the mountain caused a great tragedy, (terrible earthquake or flash flood, depending on the park) which befell the mines and town and they were abandoned. Some time later, the locomotives were found to be racing around the mountain on their own, without engineers or a crew. The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was founded in the old mining camp to allow tourists to take rides on the possessed trains.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was designed by Imagineer Tony Baxter and ride design engineer Bill Watkins.
I published a shot of the Deneysville motorbike museum before, here is a better view of the "back" part of the informal museum.
Title: "Map of Manitoba, published by authority of the Provincial Government, March 1893". This very scarce folded map measures approx. 24" x 24" and shows every section (square mile unit) of land in the province. Compared to the Rand McNally map of approximately a decade earlier, the Provincial map shows the province with more or less its modern muncipal organization into Rural Municipalities. Although the main map does not make a point of including the disputed part of Northwestern Ontario, it does contain an inset map (not shown) showing Manitoba's position in the North American continent in which a sizeable region north of the Winnipeg and English Rivers (i.e. not including southerly areas such as Rat Portage/Kenora) and extending several hundred miles into what is now Northwestern Ontario is clearly labelled "Manitoba".
This copy of the map folds and includes a glued-on title page that indicates that it was intended for distribution at the 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago, Illinois.
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Uno spettacolo teatrale frizzante, ironico e sensuale con le star neo-burlesque
Direttamente dai palchi del West End a Londra, "An Evening of Burlesque" arriva in Italia con uno spettacolo frizzante e di gusto e con un cast di eleganti showgirl che incarnano lo charme parigino e il glamour di Las Vegas in una combinazione di sensualità, arguzia, magia, ballo e favolosi costumi in stile retrò.
An Evening of Burlesque è uno spettacolo frizzante e di gusto che, in una combinazione di commedia, malizia e talento vocale, porta sul palco del Teatro Smeraldo l'affascinante arte del burlesque con un cast di eleganti showgirl che incarnano lo charme parigino e il glamour di Las Vegas in una combinazione di sensualità, arguzia, magia, ballo e favolosi costumi in stile retrò. Protagoniste dello spettacolo alcune delle star più luminose del neo burlesque britannico come Chrys Columbine, Amber Topaz, Kiki Kaboom, Miss Hotcake Kitty e Ginger Blush.
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Uno spettacolo teatrale frizzante, ironico e sensuale con le star neo-burlesque
Direttamente dai palchi del West End a Londra, "An Evening of Burlesque" arriva in Italia con uno spettacolo frizzante e di gusto e con un cast di eleganti showgirl che incarnano lo charme parigino e il glamour di Las Vegas in una combinazione di sensualità, arguzia, magia, ballo e favolosi costumi in stile retrò.
An Evening of Burlesque è uno spettacolo frizzante e di gusto che, in una combinazione di commedia, malizia e talento vocale, porta sul palco del Teatro Smeraldo l'affascinante arte del burlesque con un cast di eleganti showgirl che incarnano lo charme parigino e il glamour di Las Vegas in una combinazione di sensualità, arguzia, magia, ballo e favolosi costumi in stile retrò. Protagoniste dello spettacolo alcune delle star più luminose del neo burlesque britannico come Chrys Columbine, Amber Topaz, Kiki Kaboom, Miss Hotcake Kitty e Ginger Blush.
A postcard from Finland, This picture was originally published for school purposes by Kustannus Oy Otava in 1910-1913. N:o 2
Description: Pamphlet published by the War Manpower Commission, San Francisco, Calif. [1944?]
Repository: Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America.
Call Number: Vault 940.53 W87p (97)
Catalog Record: id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/012124325/catalog
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Please check out some of my images from my trip to Mexico last year that are now published on this great website:
www.sacred-destinations.com/mexico/chichen-itza.htm
You can see all of my images from Mexico here: www.flickr.com/photos/ciaochessa/sets/72157594395460626/
The creator of the website, Holly, is a fellow flickrer. You can check out her stream here:
www.flickr.com/photos/sacred_destinations/
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My photo of the sausage races in Milwaukee was published by Milwaukee Public Radio station WUWM. The photo is in the middle. The original photo can be seen here:
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Lo sposalizio è stato il corpo e il pane della comunità. Il mattone fondante della comunità. Veniva consumato con il cibo e con la musica. Una specie di eucarestia in cui la nuova coppia veniva ingerita dalla comunità che gli si stringeva intorno avvolgendola di stelle filanti nell’ultimo, infinito ballo dei “ziti” (che così si chiamano tanto gli sposi quanto la pasta). La musica aumentava vorticosamente di ritmo fino ad assorbire la coppia che finiva per girare avvolta come uno spiedo in una girandola colorata di fili di carta. A quel punto era digerita e pronta per generare e rinnovare la comunità. Questa musica che accompagnava il rito era musica umile, da ballo, adatta ad alleggerire le cannazze di maccheroni e a “sponzare” le camicie bianche, che finivano madide e inzuppate, come i cristiani che le indossavano. Un repertorio di mazurke, polke, valzer, passo doppio, tango, tarantella, quadriglia e fox trot, che era in fondo comune nell’Italia degli anni ‘50, ‘60, e che si è codificato come una specie di classico del genere in un periodo nel quale lo “sposalizio” è stato la principale occasione di musica, incontro e ballo. Poi le tastiere elettroniche hanno preso il sopravvento e gli sposalizi sono diventati matrimoni. L’aria condizionata è entrata in un altro genere di ristorazioni in cui la musica è diventata una specie di dessert più parente del liscio che dell’epoca mitica dei mantici, dei violini e delle farfisa.
A Calitri, in alta Irpinia, negli anni in cui è esistita una comunità, che è poi finita frantumata nelle migrazioni che sono state il sangue vivo dello sviluppo, questa comunità si è rinnovata e celebrata in un luogo cardine del paese: la “casa dell’Eca”. Nei racconti della mia infanzia si è trasformata in “casa dell’Eco”. La casa dove nasceva l’eco. Eco della musica, degli schiamazzi, delle burle, delle feste, luogo del pantheon dei personaggi mitici che fanno una comunità in cui si viene ribattezzati e realmente ri-conosciuti, nel soprannome che la comunità stessa impone, in luogo della chiesa. Da qualche decennio la casa dell’Eco tace, e l’unico eco che si spande è quello dei racconti. Se ci si appendessero dentro le fotografie di tutte le coppie sarebbe un sacrario di guerra. Giovani con la divisa nuziale che andavano ad affrontare, sparacchiando, la vita, dopo la sparecchiatura dei tavoli della casa dell’Eca.
Qualche anno fa, un gruppo di anziani suonatori di quell’epoca aurea non priva di miseria, ha preso l’abitudine di ritrovarsi davanti alla posta nel pomeriggio assolato. Avevano l’aria di vecchi pistoleri in paglietta. A domandargli cosa facessero appostati davanti a quell’ufficio postale, rispondevano che montavano la guardia alla posta, per controllare l’arrivo della pensione. Quando l’assegno arrivava, sollevati tiravano fuori gli strumenti dalle custodie e si facevano una suonata. Il loro repertorio fa alzare i piedi e la polvere e fa mettere a ammollo le camicie sui pantaloni. Ci ricorda cose semplici e durature. Lo eseguono impassibili e solenni, dall’alto del migliaio di sposalizi in cui hanno sgranato i colpi. Hanno nomi da gloria nella polvere: Tottacreta, Matalena, il Cinese, Parrucca. Il più impassibile di loro non aveva nemmeno bisogno di un soprannome, tanto era lapidario il nome originale: Rocco Briuolo. Ora Rocco è andato a suonare “due Paradisi” tra i santi che ha dipinto come fossero suoi compari. Tra santo Canio e santo Liborio. Ora può, come nella vecchia canzone, dire a san Pietro guardando giù, che “il Paradiso nostro è questo qua”. E con ragione, perché la sua umanità, il suo violino e il suo pennello, hanno portato un poco di divino in noi, che l’abbiamo conosciuto. La sua “Banda della Posta” lo accompagna con la filosofia nella quale è vissuto: un lavoro ben fatto, che non si prende mai sul serio. A lui è dedicato questo disco fatto di racconti in musica, cic’ tu cic’ e bottaculo. A quadriglie, a cinquiglie, fino all’incontrè.
Banda della Posta:
Giuseppe Caputo , "Matalena" - violino
Franco Maffucci , "Parrucca"- chitarra e voce
Giuseppe Galgano, "Tottacreta"- fisarmonica
Giovanni Briuolo- chitarra , mandolino
Vincenzo Briuolo- mandolino , fisarmonica
Giovanni Buldo , "Bubù"- basso
Antonio Daniele- batteria
Crescenzo Martiniello, "Papp'lon" - organo
Gaetano Tavarone , "Nino"- chitarre
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708) was a French botanist. He was born to a well-to-do family in Aix-en-Provence. Tournefort initially took up studies in theology. However, as he had a marked inclination towards natural sciences, he turned to medicine. He completed his studies at the University of Montpellier. In 1681, he was in Barcelona doing research in botany. In 1694 Tournefort published his first three-volume work, in which he classified 8846 plants. In 1698 he became Doctor in Medicine of the University of Paris. At that time his treatise was also translated into Latin. Tournefort became a famous physician and naturalist. He travelled extensively in Western Europe (Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, England). He had published a number of works on botany, and had acquired a fabulous collection of nearly 50.000 books, as well as costumes, arms, minerals, shells and various curiosities. Thus, he already had a very important career behind him when Louis XIV entrusted him with the mission to bring new plants to the Royal Botanical Garden.
Tournefort started out on his voyage to the Near East in the spring of 1700, at the age of 44, accompanied by a painter and a doctor. He visited thirty-eight islands of the Greek archipelago, as well as Northern Anatolia, Pontus and Armenia, and reached Tiflis in Georgia. Tournefort returned to Marseilles in June 1702.
His manuscript, composed of his letters to the Minister of the Exterior Count de Pontchartain, was published posthumously in 1717. A number of re-editions followed, while his work was also translated into English, German and Flemish. There is also a Greek translation of the first part. The fact that Tournefort had discovered new plants in his journey led him to publish a supplement to his main work of botanical classification in 1703. He taught Botany in the Académie, while continuing to practice medicine; at the same time, he was in charge of the Royal Gardens, where many plants he brought from his travels were cultivated with success. Having survived a multitude of adventures, Tournefort died of an accident in 1708. He did not live to see the publication of his travel chronicle, which in the following three centuries became the basic manual to all travellers to these regions. Until today, researchers from numerous fields turn to Tournefort’s text, as it remains an invaluable source of information. He describes the places he visited in a particular systematic manner.
The systematic way he organizes his information on topography, economy, administration, ethnic composition, customs and habits of everyday life shows how one can arrive at truth and knowledge through research, methodical study, classification and generalisation. To document his research, Tournefort cites a hundred and thirty-five texts by Greek and Latin authors as well as Byzantine writers, Humanists, and earlier travel accounts.
He methodically narrates his visit to each island, and describes the locations as well as events that he witnessed and encounters with locals. He then continues with the island’s history from ancient times to the current age, citing the corresponding myths, and comparing with the information provided by ancient coins. Subsequently, he writes on the island’s administration and taxes, commerce, products and prices thereof. An entire chapter is dedicated to the Greek church. Tournefort also writes on monasteries and churches, house architecture and caves. He also describes the customs, the dress and the occupations of the inhabitants. He concludes his chapters with geographical observations from the highest point of each main region.
Naturally, his work includes engravings of city views, locations and monuments as well as plants, instruments and costumes. The text becomes alive with vivid descriptions of his encounters with islanders, be it Turks, Franks, Greeks or privateers. Of special interest are his descriptions of fortresses, ports, safe havens and his information on map drawing.
The second volume is a publication of his thoroughly documented manuscripts. It was not edited by Tournefort himself as had happened with the first. On numerous occasions he refers to the politics, administration and ethnic composition of the Ottoman Empire. He continues with his journey on the southern coast of the Black Sea to Armenia. The work closes with a short description of Smyrna and Ephesus.
Tournefort is considered the first to have shown the islands of the Archipelago to be “travel material”, as he offered information which inspired the interest for further research, and also highlighed each location’s wealth and uniqueness.
Written by Ioli Vingopoulou
Fransız botanikçi Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708) Aix-en-Provence'da varlıklı bir aile içinde doğar, ilk önce tanrıbilim (teoloji) dersleri izler ancak genç yaştan beri doğa bilimlerine eğilim gösterir. Bu yüzden Montpellier'de tıp öğrenimi görüp 1681'de botanik araştırmaları yapmak üzere Barcelona'ya gelir. 1694 yılında üç ciltlik ve 8.846 bitkinin sınıflandırmasına ilişkin ilk eserini yayınlar; 1698'de Paris Tıp Fakültesinden doktor unvanını alır ve bu kazanımı yapıtının latince çevirisi izler. Doktor ve doğa bilimcisi olarak ün salmış, Batı Avrupa'da (İspanya, Portekiz, Hollanda, İngiltere'ye) seyahat etmiş, botanoloji ile ilgili kitaplar yayınlamış, 50.000'e yakın kitaptan meydana gelen bir kitaplık oluşturmuş, ayrıca yerel kıyafet, silah, mineral, deniz kabuğu ve daha başka ilginç şeylerden oluşan hayranlık uyandıran koleksiyonlar sahibi olmuşken, kral 14. Louis ona Kraliyet Botanik Bahçesine yeni bitkiler getirme görevini verir. Tournefort 1700 yılının ilkbaharında, 44 yaşındayken, yanına yoldaş olarak bir ressam ve bir doktor alarak Yakın Doğu'ya doğru yola çıkar.
Ege adalarından 38 tanesini ziyaret eder, Kuzey Anadolu'nun her tarafını gezip Karadeniz ve Ermenistan yörelerine gelir, Tiflis'e varır. Tournefort, 1702 yılının Haziran ayında Marsilya'da karaya ayak basar.
Kaleme aldığı metin (Dışişleri bakanı Kont de Pontchartain'e yolladığı mektuplar biçiminde) ilk olarak 1717'de yayınlanır, bu ilk yayını bir çok yeni baskı izler ve eser ingilizce, almanca ve flamanca gibi dillere- ilk kısmı yunancaya da - çevrilir. Yeni keşfettiği bitkilerin daha önce belirlemiş olduğu sınıflandırma sistemine eklenmesi sonucu olarak 1703'te yeni bir cilt yayınlar. Tournefort botanik profesörü sıfatıyla Akademide dersler verir, doktorluk mesleğini ve bunlara koşut olarak Kraliyet Bahçesinin sorumluluğu görevini sürdürür. Gezilerinden getirmiş olduğu birçok yeni bitki bu bahçede başarılı bir şekilde yetiştirilir. Tournefort geçirdiği birçok maceradan kefeni yırtmışken, üç asır boyunca her gezginin bu bölge için başucu kitabı olacak seyahatnamesinin yayınlanmasını göremeden 1708'de bir kaza sonucu ölür. Bugün hâlâ çeşitli dallardan araştırmacılar Tournefort'un metnine başvurup son derece değerli bilgilerinden faydalanmak durumundalar. Eseri anında ingilizce, hollandaca ve almancaya çevrilmişti.
Gezdiği yerleri betimlerken belirli bir yöntem izleyerek topoğrafya, ekonomi, yönetim, milletler sentezi ve günlük yaşamdaki örf ve adetlere ilişkin bilgiler verirken, Tournefort, bilginin gerçeğe uyup uymadığı konusuna araştırma, düzenli okuma, sınıflandırma ve genelleştirme yoluyla yanaşılabileceğini kanıtlıyor. Kanıtlayıcı belgeleri arasında antik Yunan ve Latin yazarlarından, ayrıca Bizans yazarlarından ve daha eski hümanist bilgin ve gezginlerden 135 tane metin bulunmakta.
Ziyaret ettiği her ada için düzenli olarak ziyaretini anlatıp birçok yeri ve olayı hatta yerlilerle olan görüşmelerini de betimler. Bunlara ek olarak, adanın eski çağlardan gününe dek tarihi ve bununla ilintili efsaneler, sikkeler hakkında, yönetim, vergilendirme usulleri, ticaret, ürünler ve fiyatları hakkında bilgiler verir. Ayrıca Yunanistan'ın dinî (kilise) yaşamına başlıbaşına bir bölüm ayırır. Manastırlar, kiliseler, evlerin mimarisi, mağaralar hakkında yazar, adetler ve kıyafetleri betimleyip halkın uğraşlarından sözeder ve önemli yörelerin her birinin en yüksek irtifasından yaptığı coğrafya gözlemleri ile anlatımını bitirir.
Doğal olarak eserinde şehir, yer, anıt, bitki, alet, ve kıyafet görünümleri ile ilgili gravürler de yer almakta. Ayrıca metni ada halkıyla (Türkler, Latinler, Yunanlılar, korsanlarla) ilişkilerinden çarpıcı betimlemelerle de çeşitlenir. Kitabında hisarlar, gemi barınakları, güvenli limanlar hakkında yaptığı betimlemeler ve harita çizimi ile ilgili verdiği bilgiler özel ilgi uyandıran kısımlar arasındadır.
Eserinin birinci cildinin yayına hazırlığını kendisi denetlemişken ikinci cilt kendi ayrıntılı yazılarına sadık kalınarak basılır. Bu cildin başındaki birçok bölüm Osmanlıların siyasal, yönetimsel ve etnografik durumuna ayrılmıştır. Bunun devamında Karadeniz'in güney kıyılarında yaptığı Ermenistan'a kadar varan yolculuğunu anlatıp kitabı İzmir ve Efes'in kısa bir betimlemesi ile bitirir.
Böylece Tournefort, başkalarında arayış isteğini besleyecek nitelikte malzeme sağlamanın yanısıra, gördüğü her yerin sonsuz zengiliğini ve kendine özgü niteliklerini yüzeye çıkarması açısından Ege adalarına bir "yolculuk uknumu" veren ilk şahıs olarak bilinir.
Yazan: İoli Vingopoulou
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