Publications

In order to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Aldus Manutius, the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation published this volume in honour of the great printer. The book, which is available in 3 languages, focuses on the Greek collaborators of Aldus, such as Arsenios Apostolis and Marcus Musurus, who accompanied him in his first steps in printing and publishing. This edition accompanies the Laskaridis Foundation exhibition “The Greek editions of Aldus Manutius and his Greek collaborators (c. 1495-1515)”, hosted by the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice (17 September-24 October 2016), where the Greek editions of Aldus during his lifetime are presented.

Bilingual edition that pertains to 20 shipwrecks of the 20th century, mainly of ships that belong to the era of steam. A basic criterion for their selection was the feasibility of diving into the wreck. It presents ships with a prominent place in Greek history, but also others, unknown to the general public. Still, all those are an integral part in the history of evolution of the merchant marine.

The catalogue comprises the overall oeuvre of Dimitris Perdikidis, as this is presented in the permanent exhibition of the “Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation”. Designed and edited by photographer Maria Stefossi, it also includes texts by Panos Laskaridis, Chairman of the “Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation”, Manos Stefanidis, Professor of Art History of the University of Athens, Dimosthenis Kokkinidis, Emeritus Professor of the Athens School of Fine Arts, and of Leonidas and Denise Perdikidis. The exhibition curator and long-time researcher of Perdikidis’ work, Miguel Fernández Belmonte, discusses and analyses the works and oeuvre of this distinguished Diaspora painter.

Drawing from the rich epistolary archive of Professor Emmanuel Kriaras, this edition publicizes 185 of his letters written between 2001-2011, addressed to people and foundations. This important edition is evidence of the long-lasting activity and constant presence of this leading Greek intellectual in the world of Letters.

The Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation completed the significant work of restoration of the lighthouses of Tainaro, of Maleas and of Ntana (on Poros island). The collective work “Stone-built Lighthouses: Tainaro and Maleas”, released in March of 2013, “narrates” the fascinating story of their restoration. At the same time, it constitutes a valuable testament of the Greek naval history.

Through an exceptional collection of texts by academics, researchers, journalists and writers, the presence of lighthouses through the ages, between history and myth, their symbolical significances, as well as their value as live monuments of our cultural heritage are featured. This edition could not be without the diary kept by architect Dimitris Eftaxiopoulos during the renovation work. The elegant edition is enriched with ample photographic material.

Letters of Greek and foreign intellectuals, along with documents of organizations (foundations, companies, associations etc.), part of Professor Emmanuel Criaras correspondence, covering the period 1924-2010. An important historical token, in the crossroads of public and private life, which holds special value for the History of Greek Letters. A revealing testimonial, it sheds light on the manifold presence and flourishing course of this prominent intellectual.

Τα κείμενα του κύκλου ομιλιών που οργάνωσε το 2004 το Ίδρυμα Αικατερίνης Λασκαρίδη με θέμα την ελληνική ποίηση και την πολύμορφη, όσο και γόνιμη διαδρομή της, από τα χρόνια του Μεσοπολέμου έως τη γενιά του ’70, με την πολύτιμη συμβολή της Καθηγήτριας του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών Ρίτσας Φράγκου-Κικίλια και τη συμμετοχή των εκλεκτών ομιλητών Φραγκίσκης Αμπατζοπούλου, Γιώργου Αράγη, Στέφανου Διαλησμά, Μορφίας Μάλλη, Ελένης Πολίτου-Μαρμαρινού και Μίμη Σοφοκλέους.

Με γλαφυρότητα και οξυδέρκεια, οι εισηγητές ανιχνεύουν το ποιητικό σύμπαν της περιόδου αυτής, εξετάζοντας, μεταξύ άλλων, τα πεδία της ελληνικής ποίησης κατά τη διάρκεια του Μεσοπολέμου, τους δημιουργούς της Πρώτης και Δεύτερης Μεταπολεμικής Γενιάς και της Γενιάς του ’70, τους κύριους θεματικούς άξονες, τις επιδράσεις και τις εκφραστικές τάσεις, το παιχνίδι με τις λέξεις στο ποιητικό έργο της Κικής Δημουλά, καθώς και γενικότερα ζητήματα της Ποιητικής.