MONUMENTA Magazine
MONUMENTA's free access e-zine was launched in March 2007. Six issues with over 200 articles have been published to date.
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The Naxian traditional pottery. An interview with the potter Dimitris Libertas.
Editing: Irini Gratsia, archaeologist Interview with the traditional potter Dimitris Lympertas in the village Damalas of Naxos on the procedure of the creation of a vessel, from the extraction of the earth to the firing of the vessels in the island, an art practiced by ceramists from Sifnos, as well as local craftsmen, the so-called tsoukalades (potters).
The traditional production of soap in Corfu. Interview with the soap maker Apostolos Patounis.
Editing: Irini Gratsia, archaeologist Interview with the soap maker Apostolos Patounis, who continues to produce soap with the traditional methods in the soap factory of his family in the town of Corfu dating from the end of the 19th century. The factory, its equipment, the production procedure, the different types of soaps are presented.
