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Over 500 colour illustrations. Distributed by University of Exeter Press. For many centuries, the chest was the only piece of storage furniture to be found in the Greek home. Highly valuable as a functional item, its connection with a wide range of everyday events and the most important stations in a person's life (birth, marriage and death) gave the chest, at a very early date, a more profound, symbolical meaning in the imagination of the Greek people. The important functional role of the chest is apparent in its decoration, which in general reflect beliefs and faith. These beliefs differ from place to place, and this can be seen in the different manner of decoration, which may also depend on general historic and social circumstances and events, as well as the artistic tradition of the region. Drawing on rich seams of Greek folklore and the fruits of many years of field research in every corner of Greece, they offer an in-depth interpretation of the wealth of decoration found on chests, in the hope of providing a key that will unlock the secrets of these forgotten pieces of furniture and draw out the treasures of the Greek psyche that lie concealed within them.

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VIRGINIA MATSELI Ethnologist ARIS TSARAVOPOULOS Archaeologist PREFACE: Angelos Delivorrias Director of the Benaki Museum FOREWORD: IOTAoanna Papantoniou Set Designer - Costumier, President of the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation

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