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Thanks to its location between two continents, Georgia has traditionally formed a bridge between East and West. A Story of Encounters<\/em><\/strong> reflects the exceptional art, culture, and history of the country from the Neolithic to the 18th century. Especially in the “golden age” of united Georgia, between the 11th and 13th centuries, the country experienced an unprecedented cultural and economic boom.<\/p>\n

This book shows how the turbulent history and the many exchanges along the major trade and silk routes at this crossroads of Europe and Asia resulted in an unimaginably rich heritage, which has remained largely unexposed until now. Refined goldsmith’s art from the Bronze Age, wine – the country’s oldest cultural asset – and original visual arts: Georgia offers many unexpected treasures, which are shown in detail for the first time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This book shows how the turbulent history and the many exchanges along the major trade and silk routes at this crossroads of Europe and Asia resulted in an unimaginably rich heritage, which has remained largely unexposed until now.
5 Prefaces
\n– Thea Tsulukiani, Baron Philippe Vlerick
\n10 Introduction: A Brief History of Georgia
\n– Bernard Coulie, Nino Simonishvili
\nChapter 1: The Origins of Georgian Culture
\n28 The Neolithic Revolution: Georgia, the Cradle
\nof Viticulture
\n– Mindia Jalabadze
\n38 From Exchanges to Big Changes: South Caucasia
\nand Beyond in Late Prehistory
\n– Mikheil Abramishvili
\n52 Amirani, the Georgian Prometheus
\n– Jean-Pierre Mahé
\nChapter 2: Georgia in Antiquity
\n56 Local Culture and Foreign Influences: Georgia
\nbetween Greece, Rome, and the Near East
\n– Guram Kvirkvelia
\n72 The Myth of the Golden Fleece
\n– Guram Kvirkvelia
\n74 Jason, from Colchis to Bruges: The Burgundian
\nOrder of the Golden Fleece
\n– Bernard Coulie
\nChapter 3: The Formation of Medieval Georgia
\n(4th-9th Centuries)
\n78 Between Rome and Persia:
\nThe Christianisation of Georgia
\n– Jean-Pierre Mahé
\n82 An Introduction to Georgian Architecture
\n– Gia Marsagishvili
\n88 The Georgian Alphabet and the Georgian Scripts
\n– Bernard Coulie
\n91 The Georgian Language
\n– Bernard Coulie
\n92 Saint Nino, Enlightener of Georgia
\n– Jean-Pierre Mahé
\n94 The Thirteen Syrian Fathers
\n– Tamar Abuladze, Tamar Otkhmezuri
\n98 Artistic Exchanges between Sasanid Persia,
\nByzantium, and the Islamic World
\n– Nina Iamanidzé
\n104 Georgian Manuscripts
\n– Tamar Otkhmezuri
\n108 Illuminating Georgian Manuscripts
\n– Nino Kavtaria
\nChapter 4: The Unification of the Kingdom
\nand the Golden Age of Georgia (10th-13th Centuries)
\n116 From the Arab Invasion to the Golden Age
\n– Stephen H. Rapp Jr.
\n124 The Ideology of War in Medieval Georgia
\n– Mamuka Tsurtsumia
\n127 Georgia and the Crusades
\n– Mamuka Tsurtsumia
\n128 The Representation of Royal Identity
\n– Antony Eastmond
\n134 Women in Medieval Georgia: Power and Holiness
\n– Antony Eastmond
\nChapter 5: The Disintegration of the Unified Georgian
\nKingdom (13th-14th Centuries)
\n138 The Mongol Invasions in Georgia
\n– Andrew C.S. Peacock
\n144 A Syncretic Image of Christian Faith:
\nGeorgian Art in the 13th-14th Centuries
\n– Nina Iamanidzé
\n148 Gurdji Khatun’s Patronage of Sufi Mystic in Anatolia
\n– David Turashvili, Nino Simonishvili
\nChapter 6: Georgia between Ottomans, Persians,
\nand Russians (15th-17th Centuries)
\n152 Georgian Kingdoms between Ottomans,
\nPersians, and Russians
\n– Jaba Samushia
\n160 Looking at Georgia with a European Eye:
\nMissionary Activities
\n– Nino Simonishvili
\n164 Georgian Elites in Muslim Countries
\n– Jaba Samushia
\n167 The Beginnings of Georgian Printing
\n– Tamar Abuladze
\nChap. 7: From the Late Kingdoms to the Russian
\nAnnexation (18th Century)
\n172 The Struggle for Survival: The End of Georgian
\nPolitical Independence
\n– Aldo Ferrari
\n177 The Embassy of Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani in Europe
\n– Valeri Asatiani
\n178 Georgian Elites at the Russian Court
\n– Valeri Asatiani
\n184 Bibliography
\n187 Photographic Acknowledgements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":47251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5523],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-47250","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-art","7":"author-by-author-nino-simonishvili","8":"author-edited-by-bernard-coulie","9":"publisher-hannibal-books","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nA Story of Encounters - ACC Art Books US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/a-story-of-encounters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Story of Encounters - ACC Art Books US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This book shows how the turbulent history and the many exchanges along the major trade and silk routes at this crossroads of Europe and Asia resulted in an unimaginably rich heritage, which has remained largely unexposed until now.5 Prefaces – Thea Tsulukiani, Baron Philippe Vlerick 10 Introduction: A Brief History of Georgia – Bernard Coulie, Nino Simonishvili Chapter 1: The Origins of Georgian Culture 28 The Neolithic Revolution: Georgia, the Cradle of Viticulture – Mindia Jalabadze 38 From Exchanges to Big Changes: South Caucasia and Beyond in Late Prehistory – Mikheil Abramishvili 52 Amirani, the Georgian Prometheus – Jean-Pierre Mahé Chapter 2: Georgia in Antiquity 56 Local Culture and Foreign Influences: Georgia between Greece, Rome, and the Near East – Guram Kvirkvelia 72 The Myth of the Golden Fleece – Guram Kvirkvelia 74 Jason, from Colchis to Bruges: The Burgundian Order of the Golden Fleece – Bernard Coulie Chapter 3: The Formation of Medieval Georgia (4th-9th Centuries) 78 Between Rome and Persia: The Christianisation of Georgia – Jean-Pierre Mahé 82 An Introduction to Georgian Architecture – Gia Marsagishvili 88 The Georgian Alphabet and the Georgian Scripts – Bernard Coulie 91 The Georgian Language – Bernard Coulie 92 Saint Nino, Enlightener of Georgia – Jean-Pierre Mahé 94 The Thirteen Syrian Fathers – Tamar Abuladze, Tamar Otkhmezuri 98 Artistic Exchanges between Sasanid Persia, Byzantium, and the Islamic World – Nina Iamanidzé 104 Georgian Manuscripts – Tamar Otkhmezuri 108 Illuminating Georgian Manuscripts – Nino Kavtaria Chapter 4: The Unification of the Kingdom and the Golden Age of Georgia (10th-13th Centuries) 116 From the Arab Invasion to the Golden Age – Stephen H. 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