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List Of Georgian Calligraphers
The following is an incomplete list of masters of Georgian calligraphy: 6th–10th century * Martyrius the Iberian * Basil the Sabaite *Mikaeli * Macarius of Leteti *Amona Vakhtang Modzargulisdze *Giorgi Merchule *Stephen of Tbeti *Mikael Modrekili *Euthymius of Athos *John the Iberian * Bagrat II of Tao * Gabrieli * Gabriel Patarai *Ioane-Zosime * Ioane Berai * Ioane Minchkhi *Arkiposi 11th–15th century * Prochorus the Iberian *George the Hagiorite *Mikael Mtserali * Arsen Ninotsmindeli *Basili *Mose Khandzteli *Metropolitan Bishop John of Khakhuli * Ioane Mesvete *Iovane Meli *Ioane Dvali *Giorgi Dvali *Black Zachariah *Iakob Itsrelisdze *Arseni Eshmsdze *Basili Malushisdze *Atanase Arvandkopili *Arsen Gogopai *Atanase *Giorgi Oltisari *Iovane Pukaralisdze * Arsen of Iqalto *Saba Svingelozi *Petre Gelateli *Iovane Kartveli *Ioane *Arseni *Giorgi Dodisi *Giorgi Khutsesmonazoni *Nikrai *Nikoloz Kataratsisdze *Epremi * Avgaroz Bandaisdze *Barnaba *Giorgi Tabau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artist Shota Saganelidze
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, the term is also often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers (although less often for actors). "Artiste" (French for artist) is a variant used in English in this context, but this use has become rare. Use of the term "artist" to describe writers is valid, but less common, and mostly restricted to contexts like used in criticism. Dictionary definitions The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defines the older broad meanings of the term "artist": * A learned person or Master of Arts. * One who pursues a practical science, traditionally medicine, astrology, alchemy, chemistry. * A follower of a pursuit in which skill comes by study or practice. * A follower of a manual art, such as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioane Minchkhi
Ioane Minchkhi ( ka, იოანე მინჩხი) was a 10th-century Georgian hymnographer and calligrapher.'' პ. ინგოროყვა'', ძველი ქართული პოეზია, თხზულებათა კრებული, ტ. III, თბ. 1965. contemporary to the king George II of Abkhazia. He is considered as author of the entire Sticheron part of the first Georgian "Lenten Triodion". Ioane Minchkhi lived and worked at Mount Sinai. Which explains why a considerable part of his hymns are preserved in Sinaitic manuscripts. Four of Ioane Minchkhi's hymns are included in Iadgari of Mikael Modrekili (Tropologion) (978-988). His name has become known in academic circles thanks to Ivane Javakhishvili, who discovered the hymns of this unknown Georgian hymnist in Georgian manuscripts during his academic trip to Mount Sinai in 1902. it was a hymnographical Canon devoted to St. George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholicos-Patriarch
Catholicos, plural Catholicoi, is a title used for the head of certain churches in some Eastern Christian traditions. The title implies autocephaly and in some cases it is the title of the head of an autonomous church. The word comes from ancient Greek , pl. , derived from (, "generally") from (, "down") and (, "whole"), meaning "concerning the whole, universal, general"; it originally designated a financial or civil office in the Roman Empire.Wigram, p. 91. The name of the Catholic Church comes from the same word—however, the title "Catholicos" does not exist in its hierarchy. The Church of the East, some Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches historically use this title;The Motu Proprio ''Cleri Sanctitati'' Canon 335 for example the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Georgian Orthodox Church. In the Church of the East, the title was given to the church's head, the Patriarch of the Church of the East. It is still used in two successor churches, the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikoloz Cholokashvili
Nikoloz Cholokashvili (Nicholas Irubakidze-Cholokashvili) ( ka, ნიკოლოზ ჩოლოყაშვილი; ნიკოლოზ ირუბაქიძე-ჩოლოყაშვილი), known in Europe as Niceforo Irbachi, (1585–1658), was a Georgian Orthodox priest, politician and diplomat. Born into a prominent aristocratic family, he was educated at a Greek clerical school in Italy. From 1608 to 1614, he served later a priest at the court of Teimuraz I, king of Kakheti, eastern Georgia. During the invasion by Shah Abbas I in 1614, he left for Jerusalem. In 1625, Teimuraz assigned him to lead an embassy to Europe in order to get support against the Persian aggression. The mission, however, went in vain; the Europeans at that time were too involved in the Thirty Years' War to be concerned about the fate of a small Christian kingdom in the Caucasus. While visiting Rome, he helped to publish a Georgian dictionary, the first printed book in Georgian, in 162 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petritsoni
The Bachkovo Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos ( bg, Бачковски манастир "Успение Богородично", ''Bachkovski manastir'', ka, პეტრიწონის მონასტერი, ''Petritsonis Monasteri''), archaically the Petritsoni Monastery or Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa is a major Eastern Orthodox monastery in Southern Bulgaria. It is located on the right bank of the Chepelare River, 189 km from Sofia and 10 km south of Asenovgrad, and is directly subordinate to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The monastery is known and appreciated for the unique combination of Byzantine, Georgian and Bulgarian culture, united by the common faith. History The monastery was founded in 1083 by Prince Gregory Pakourianos, a prominent statesman and military commander in the Byzantine service, as a Georgian-dominated Orthodox monastery. He set up a seminary(school) for the youth at the monas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avgaroz Bandaisdze
Avgaroz Bandaisdze ( ka, ავგაროზ ბანდაისძე) was a Georgian calligrapher and painter of the 14th century. He was in service of Dukes of Ksani. His most important work is "''History of the Eristavs''". He had a son, Grigol who was a calligrapher as well.Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia The ''Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia'' ( ka, ქართული საბჭოთა ენციკლოპედია, ქსე) is the first universal encyclopedia in the Georgian language, printed in Tbilisi from 1965, the editor in chi ..., Volume 11, p. 266, Tbilisi, 1987 References Calligraphers from Georgia (country) Painters from Georgia (country) 14th-century people from Georgia (country) Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{Georgia-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikrai
Nikrai ( ka, ნიკრაი) was a Georgian calligrapher of the 12-13th century. He rewrote ''The Ladder of Divine Ascent'' of John Climacus which was translated in the 11th century by Euthymius of Athos from Greek into Georgian. He wrote in Georgian ''Nuskhuri'' script, brown ink with sharp edges by using two columns.Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia The ''Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia'' ( ka, ქართული საბჭოთა ენციკლოპედია, ქსე) is the first universal encyclopedia in the Georgian language, printed in Tbilisi from 1965, the editor in chi ..., Volume 7, pp. 435-436, Tbilisi, 1984 References Calligraphers from Georgia (country) 12th-century people from Georgia (country) 13th-century people from Georgia (country) {{Georgia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgi Dodisi
Giorgi Dodisi ( ka, გიორგი დოდისი) was a Georgian calligrapher of the 12th century. Giorgi created calligraphical works in Georgian-built Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem. ''Universal Dictionary of Encyclopedia'' Giorgi wrote in ''Nuskhuri'' script of . His calligraphical works were of high quality with or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsen Of Iqalto
Arsen Iqaltoeli or Arsen of Iqalto ( ka, არსენ იყალთოელი) (died c. 1127) was a Georgian churchman, theologian, calligrapher and religious author with noticeable role in the ecclesiastic life of Georgia in the reign of David IV "the Builder" ( r. 1089—1125) with whom he collaborated in rearing the Georgian monastic academes. His formidable efforts at translating and compiling major doctrinal and polemical work from Greek gave a novel impetus to the Georgian patristic and philosophical literature.Rayfield, Donald (2000), '' The Literature of Georgia: A History'', pp. 40, 90. Routledge, . Iqaltoeli is canonized by the Georgian Orthodox Church, which commemorates him on February 6 (19). Life Arsen is apparently the same person as Arsen Vachesdze mentioned in several manuscripts. Furthermore, some Georgian scholars identify him with Arsen Beri (Arsenius "the Monk"; fl. 1100), the author of the metaphrastic revision of ''The Life of Saint Nino''. Accordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia'' ( ka, ქართული საბჭოთა ენციკლოპედია, ქსე) is the first universal encyclopedia in the Georgian language, printed in Tbilisi from 1965, the editor in chief of which was Irakli Abashidze. The encyclopedia consists of 11 alphabetic volumes and a 12th exclusively dedicated to the Georgian SSR, printed in both Georgian and Russian. Sources * R. Metreveli, ''Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia'', X, p. 483, Tbilisi, 1986 See also * ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; ) is one of the largest Russian-language encyclopedias, published in the Soviet Union from 1926 to 1990. After 2002, the encyclopedia's data was partially included into the later ''Bolshaya rossiyskaya e ...'' National Soviet encyclopedias Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Georgian-language encyclopedias 20th-century encyclopedias {{Encyclopedia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioane Mesvete
Ioane Mesvete ( ka, იოანე მესვეტე) was a Georgian calligrapher who lived during the 11th century.მარტვილის ტაძარი, ძველი ქართული ხუროთმოძღვრება, თბილისი, 1974, გვერდი 108-109 ''Martvili monastery, old Georgian architecture, Tbilisi, 1974, p 108-109'' Mesvete created calligraphic works while living at the Martvili Monastery. In 1050 he rewrote the ''Martvili Gospels''. Mesvete wrote in the Georgian ''Nuskhuri'' script though used ''Asomtavruli The Georgian scripts are the three writing systems used to write the Georgian language: #Asomtavruli, Asomtavruli, #Nuskhuri, Nuskhuri and #Mkhedruli, Mkhedruli. Although the systems differ in appearance, their Letter (alphabet), letters share t ...'' script for the decoration of letters. References {{commonscat, Ioane Mesvete Calligraphers from Georgia (country) 11th-century people from Georgia (country)< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsen Ninotsmindeli
Arsen Ninotsmindeli ( ka, არსენ ნინოწმინდელი) (died 1082) was a Georgian bishop, scholar, monk, translator and famous calligrapher of the 11th century. He is a saint of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Arsen became a monk in Jerusalem. He was active at the Otkhta monastery of Tao-Klarjeti. After learning about him John the Iberian and Euthymius of Athos invited Arsen to the Georgian Iviron monastery of Mount Athos. Arsen died on Mount Athos. He was buried next to Euthymius by George the Hagiorite George the Hagiorite ( ka, გიორგი მთაწმინდელი) (1009 – 27 June 1065) was a Georgian monk, calligrapher, religious writer, theologian, and translator, who spearheaded the activities of Georgian monastic communiti .... References *Machitadze Zachary, Bukia Manana, Bulia Maka, "Lives of the Georgian Saints", Tbilisi, 2004 * Mtatsmindeli Giorgi, "Life of John and Euthymius", Old Georgian hagiography and literature, Abula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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