Royal Imagery in Medieval GeorgiaPenn State Press, 2010 M11 1 |
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... royal imagery in Georgia between the ninth and thir- teenth centuries . Positioned between the Christian and Islamic worlds , Georgia provides an excellent case study for the investigation of issues regarding the relationship between ...
... royal imagery in Georgia between the ninth and thir- teenth centuries . Positioned between the Christian and Islamic worlds , Georgia provides an excellent case study for the investigation of issues regarding the relationship between ...
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... images of glory and power seen in the churches have , traditionally , been taken at face value , with little attempt made to in- vestigate their more complex meanings . I argue that the pictorial context of royal images must be examined ...
... images of glory and power seen in the churches have , traditionally , been taken at face value , with little attempt made to in- vestigate their more complex meanings . I argue that the pictorial context of royal images must be examined ...
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... royal image had to be adapted to its own immediate circum- stances , rather than fit into a preconceived structure , as in Kartlis Cxovreba . The im- ages produced show the ultimate aspirations of each ruler as well as reveal the im ...
... royal image had to be adapted to its own immediate circum- stances , rather than fit into a preconceived structure , as in Kartlis Cxovreba . The im- ages produced show the ultimate aspirations of each ruler as well as reveal the im ...
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... royal imagery in Georgia allows another , fundamental question to be asked . This is about who controlled royal imagery . So far , I have given the im- pression that royal imagery was produced by the rulers it promoted . However , in ...
... royal imagery in Georgia allows another , fundamental question to be asked . This is about who controlled royal imagery . So far , I have given the im- pression that royal imagery was produced by the rulers it promoted . However , in ...
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... images in the churches are ex- ploited to explain or enhance the royal images . The advantage of studying royal imagery in Georgia lies not only in the quantity and quality of the available material , but also in the unique cultural and ...
... images in the churches are ex- ploited to explain or enhance the royal images . The advantage of studying royal imagery in Georgia lies not only in the quantity and quality of the available material , but also in the unique cultural and ...
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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.