National treasures of Georgia / editor, Ori Z. Soltes.
Contributor(s): Soltes, Ori Z | Foundation for International Arts and Education (Bethesda, Maryland) | Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, Md.)
Language: English Publisher: London : Philip Wilson, 1999.Description: 286 p. : ill., maps, col. plates ; 28 cm.ISBN: 0856675016Subject(s): Georgia (Republic) -- Antiquities -- ExhibitionsItem type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | British Museum | Middle East | Shelves | 1404C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | ME000000000796 |
To accompany the exhibition entitled: The land of myth and fire: the art and culture of ancient and medieval Georgia. Exhibition organised by the Foundation for International Arts and Education, with loans from the Georgian Government, to be given at the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland and to travel.
Bibl.: p. 278-281.
Partial contents: The eternal crossroads / O.Z. Soltes; A brief history of Georgia / L. Chilashvili, N. Lomouri; The Georgian linguistic and literary heritage / Michel van Esbroeck; Georgian manuscripts and cultural education centers / L. Kajaia; Stone and copper age prehistory / T. Kiguradze; Early metallurgy / M. Abramishvili; Georgian history and culture in the early and middle bronze ages / A. Sagona; Georgian goldwork in the classical period / O. Lordkipanidze; Georgia in classical myth and history / D. Braund; Medieval Christian Georgia / Stephen H. Rapp, jr. The transmission of artistic ideas / A. Eastmond; A brief introduction to Georgian architecture / G. Marsagishvili; Cults and saints / A. Eastmond; Cloisonné enamel arts / L. Khuskivadze; Georgian embroidery / M. Ketshoveli; The life and art of Nico Pisosmani / E. Kuznetsov.