Publications

The edition Ottoman Athens: Topography, Archeology, History is the fruit of collaboration with the Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Ottoman Athens is the first and sole volume to set under investigation the Ottoman presence in Athens. Despite the attraction the city has received recently, no other publications has set forth to examine the ottoman past of Athens, and scrutinize the relevant sources. 12 scholarly articles, from antiquity, to architecture, cartography, daily life and and the Greek War of Independence, aim to shed light upon little studied material, retell the history of Ottoman Athens, but most importantly open up the dialogue between the city and its past. The authors of the original scientific papers of the volume are: Dr Aliki Asvesta, Dr Elizabeth Key Fowden, Dr H. Sukru Ilicak, Eleni Kanetaki, Prof. Dimitris Karidis, Prof. Yannis Kizis, Dr Elena Korka, Ass. Prof. Seyyed Mohammad Taghi Shariat-Panahi, Dr Katerina Stathi, Dr Tasos Tanoulas, Dr George Tolias, Dr Gulcin Tunali, Dr Ioli Vingopoulou, Prof. Joanita Vroom.

With this work, Gisis Papageorgiou brought the lighthouse to the public sphere not only as an image but also as a story. His book is recording all the stone lighthouses of Greece with their history, while all the lighthouses are illustrated by the author with drawings, sketches and watercolors that make this effort unique. The first 2 editions of the book were a well-known bibliographic success and have been sold out for years. This new third edition is also accepted with enthusiasm by the reading public, both for its historical usefulness and for its artistic elegance.

Five years after the first and permanent exhibition of Dimitris Perdikidis’s (1922 – 1989) artworks at the premises of the Foundation in Piraeus, we have in hand his design notebooks which take us on his creative journey from 1959 to 1967. These notebooks – “A world in itself” – they open and take us to an era of reconstruction for the artist himself, during which he made an abstract work with his own originality and identity. Perdikidis’s designs include a poetic element with special charm, musicality and sensitivity and through them unfolds a grid of expressive ways that announces his later pioneering artistic developments.

The volume accompanied the temporary exhibition “Templon. Holy figures, invisible gates of faith, 20th and 21st century“, organized by the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation and MVN Consultants, which was hosted from 27 October 2017 to 24 March 2018 at the Museum of Byzantine Culture. The publication presents a concise catalog of exhibits and includes 30 scientific papers on templa, with material published for the first time. In addition, it contains 190 color photographs and 100 drawings.

The authors of the articles are: Dr. Jenny Albani, Michail Asfentagakis, Aimilianos Grekas, Dr. Nikolaos Graikos, Dr. Yannis Theocharis, Dr. Anastasia Kapandriti, Prof. Em. Maro Kardamitsi-Adami, Dr. Andromachi Katselaki, Dr. Harry Koutelakis, Arch. Dionysios Lykogiannis, Dr. Spyros Moschonas, George Mylonas, Maria Nanou, Dr. Eirini Panou, Dr. Elena Saenkova, Andreas Sambatakos, Stergios Stasinopoulos, Prof. George Tsigaras, Dr. Agathoniki Tsilipakou, Dr. Niki Tsironi, Eleni Veronika Farmakilidou, Dr. Ioannis Firiligkos, Dr. Christodoulos Chatzichristodoulou, Dr. Stamatios Chondrogiannis.

Participating in the celebration of 2,400 years since the birth of the great philosopher and thinker, the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation organized a colloquium dedicated to the thought of Aristotle, in April 2016. This book brings together the presentations of the conference, which aimed at the presentation of his philosophy and work, in a way accessible to the general public. The participating scientists, specialized in different aspects of Aristotelian philosophy, covering Aristotle’s logic, metaphysics and physics, his practical philosophy and poetry. Authors: Christina Veikou, Vasilis Kalfas, Doukas Kapantais, Spyros Benetatos, Vasileios Betsakos, Maria Protopappa-Marneli, Spyros Ragkos, Konstantinos Staikos, Stasinos Stavrianeas.

In this two-volume work, the author records the adventure of the Greek literature throughout its two great paths: from its birth to the violent suspension of its course with the Fall of Constantinople and from its rebirth, with the spread of typography, to this day. It includes biographical notes on all the writers who lived from the time of Homer until the Fall, who either created works in Greek that survived even in excerpts, or, although nothing was saved from their own works, they themselves are mentioned by name in rescued works by other authors. Also included are the most important editions of these works up to the beginning of the 20th century.

A total of approximately 3,200 authors, 4,000 publications and 350 scholars who contributed to these publications are mentioned and commented on. Their works and authors are classified into cognitive objects and five historical periods: the heroic era, the classical years, the Hellenistic era, the Greco-Roman period and Byzantium. Along the margins of the text are the title pages of about 3,500 editions, sorted chronologically.

The catalogue presents the works of the painter Valias Semertzidis (1911-1983) which are permanently exhibited at the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation. Art historian Nikos Hatzinikolaou selected and edited the texts. Includes introductions by Panos Laskaridis, President of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation and by the Semertzidis family. Other authors are Christos Alexiou, Themistoklis D. Tsatsou, Nikos Hatzinikolaou. It also includes  excerpts from the conversations of Valias Semertzidis with Christos Alexiou and a timeline of the painter’s life by Konstantinos Papachristos.