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... of the Donor Portraits in the Sioni Church at At'eni 235 Appendix III : The Rule and Order for the Blessing of Kings 239 Bibliography 245 Abbreviated Genealogy of the Bagrat'ioni Family 261 Index 263 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX ΧΙ.
... of the Donor Portraits in the Sioni Church at At'eni 235 Appendix III : The Rule and Order for the Blessing of Kings 239 Bibliography 245 Abbreviated Genealogy of the Bagrat'ioni Family 261 Index 263 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX ΧΙ.
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INTRODUCTION This book examines the ways in which art was used to promote the power and rule of the Bagrat'ioni rulers of Georgia in Caucasia . It covers the period of the rise of the Bagrat'ioni dynasty from rulers of the minor ...
INTRODUCTION This book examines the ways in which art was used to promote the power and rule of the Bagrat'ioni rulers of Georgia in Caucasia . It covers the period of the rise of the Bagrat'ioni dynasty from rulers of the minor ...
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On Georgian historical writing , see C. Toumanoff , " Medieval Georgian Historical Literature ( VIIth - XVth Centuries ) , " Traditio 1 , 1943 , 139–82 . first woman to rule in Georgia in her own right INTRODUCTION 3.
On Georgian historical writing , see C. Toumanoff , " Medieval Georgian Historical Literature ( VIIth - XVth Centuries ) , " Traditio 1 , 1943 , 139–82 . first woman to rule in Georgia in her own right INTRODUCTION 3.
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first woman to rule in Georgia in her own right , and the promotion of the queen became very important as others sought to undermine her position . Royal imagery gained a new urgency as the best means to demonstrate her right to rule ...
first woman to rule in Georgia in her own right , and the promotion of the queen became very important as others sought to undermine her position . Royal imagery gained a new urgency as the best means to demonstrate her right to rule ...
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In general , the Bagrat'ionis ignored the inheritance of this previous dynasty , preferring to ground their right to rule on their claimed descent from the prophet - king David and to draw their imagery from more contemporary sources .
In general , the Bagrat'ionis ignored the inheritance of this previous dynasty , preferring to ground their right to rule on their claimed descent from the prophet - king David and to draw their imagery from more contemporary sources .
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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.
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| Title | Royal Imagery in Medieval Georgia |
| Author | Antony Eastmond |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Penn State Press, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0271043911, 9780271043913 |
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