The Georgian Kingdom and Georgian Art — Kolektif

A survey of the architecture and history of the Tao Klarjeti region This book comprising the proceedings of a 2014 symposium at Koç University s Vehbi Koç Ankara Studies Research Center fills an important gap in the research surrounding the historical principality of Tao Klarjeti This political entity founded by the Georgian Bagrationis dynasty in the early ninth century covers the modern day provinces of Artvin Erzurum partially Ardahan in Turkey and the provinces of Samtskhe Javakheti and Ajara in Georgia This volume explores the religious and secular buildings decor programs facade articulations stone reliefs of monastic and Cathedral churches mason builders and donors of Tao Klarjeti s architecture A particular focus is placed on recent archaeological discoveries in Şavşat Castle and the heritage of manuscripts produced in scriptoriums and literary centers of the region

A survey of the architecture and history of the Tao Klarjeti region This book comprising the proceedings of a 2014 symposium at Koc University s Vehbi Koc Ankara Studies Research Center fills an important gap in the research surrounding the historical principality of Tao Klarjeti This political entity founded by the Georgian Bagrationis dynasty in the early ninth century covers the modern day provinces of Artvin Erzurum partially Ardahan in Turkey and the provinces of Samtskhe Javakheti and Ajara in Georgia This volume explores the religious and secular buildings decor programs facade articulations stone reliefs of monastic and Cathedral churches mason builders and donors of Tao Klarjeti s architecture A particular focus is placed on recent archaeological discoveries in Savsat Castle and the heritage of manuscripts produced in scriptoriums and literary centers of the region img src https s3 eu west 1 amazonaws com dia kitadagitim ckeditor_assets pictures 53 content_1_original_original jpg alt height 15 width 15 font size 1 color white font img