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Initially , the book traces the produc- tion and interpretation of royal imagery over three centuries , from the revival of the Georgian monarchy in the ninth century to its culmination in the reign of Queen Tamar ( 1184–1213 ) on the ...
Initially , the book traces the produc- tion and interpretation of royal imagery over three centuries , from the revival of the Georgian monarchy in the ninth century to its culmination in the reign of Queen Tamar ( 1184–1213 ) on the ...
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Both forms of evidence have sought to promote particular images of the people they describe , and have sought to impose patterns of interpretation that will fix those images for posterity . Traditionally , most emphasis has been placed ...
Both forms of evidence have sought to promote particular images of the people they describe , and have sought to impose patterns of interpretation that will fix those images for posterity . Traditionally , most emphasis has been placed ...
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However , given the absence of any information about the viewing public in Georgia and its reception of these images , any interpretations of the images must rely mainly on the visual evidence of the churches . This evidence , 3.
However , given the absence of any information about the viewing public in Georgia and its reception of these images , any interpretations of the images must rely mainly on the visual evidence of the churches . This evidence , 3.
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My interpretations are based on the comparative evidence provided by all the churches , and I look at how the meanings of all the images in the churches are ex- ploited to explain or enhance the royal images . The advantage of studying ...
My interpretations are based on the comparative evidence provided by all the churches , and I look at how the meanings of all the images in the churches are ex- ploited to explain or enhance the royal images . The advantage of studying ...
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Page xix - N. Thierry, Le souverain dans les programmes d'églises en Cappadoce et en Géorgie du X' au XIII' siècle, dans Revue des études géorgiennes et caucasiennes, 4, 1988, p.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Royal Imagery in Medieval Georgia |
| Author | Antony Eastmond |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Penn State Press, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0271043911, 9780271043913 |
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