Georgian Repousse-Work VIII-XVIII Centuries. A Selection of Half-Tone Plates with Annotations and an Essay on the Developmental History of the Art
Tschubinaschwili, G. N
Tbilisi. State Press of the Georgian SSR. 1957
A publication of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR Institute of History of Georgian Art.
A vast survey of the work of Georgian goldsmiths from the 8th to the 13th centuries. Originally preserved in Georgian churches and monasteries, pieces of Georgian repousse-work were often stolen and therefore lost. This survey illustrates a selection which was preserved in state museums and closed churches.
A vast survey of the work of Georgian goldsmiths from the 8th to the 13th centuries. Originally preserved in Georgian churches and monasteries, pieces of Georgian repousse-work were often stolen and therefore lost. This survey illustrates a selection which was preserved in state museums and closed churches.
pp. 19, 20, 28, 21, 21. Folio. 4 mounted colour plates, 199 (ex 200) monochrome plates. Most of the reproductions are the size of the originals. This copy lacks plate 110. Publisher's porfolio containing text in English, German, Georgian, Russian and French. Plates loose as issued.
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