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O Gruzinskoy Svetskoy Miniatyure (On Georgian Secular Miniature) - Akademiya Nauk Gruzinskoy SSR (Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR) Institut Istorii Gruzinskogo Iskusstva (Institute of Georgian Art History). [ Text in Russian ].

Shervashidze, L.A.

Metsniereba, Tbilisi, 1964

€ 120,00

Cloth hardcover. xii,160,ii pp., Frontispiece in color, ills, figures and 82 plates; 29.5x22 cm. Text is in Russian, with a title in both Georgian and Russian. (Pages are yellowed with age, The binding is in good condition with only minimal signs of wear, corners bit bumped) See picture

A detailed scholarly study of Georgian secular miniature art, particularly focusing on medieval manuscripts and artistic traditions. The book, published under the auspices of the Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences and its Institute of Georgian Art History, examines the historical and cultural context of Georgian miniatures, their stylistic evolution, and their unique place within medieval art. Includes extensive illustrations of miniatures and decorative elements from medieval Georgian manuscripts.