2023 - Brepols
E-book
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Medieval Svaneti : Objects, Images, and Bodies in Dialogue with Built and Natural Spaces
232 p.
- The essays collected inthis volumeemphasize theimportance of Svaneti, a historical region of the Georgian Great Caucasus as an unparalleled treasury of medieval arts, describe some of its outstanding monuments, provide interpretations oftheir political and religious role at the intersection of different cultural traditions, and explore the dynamics whereby they have constantly invested with new functions and associations throughout their long history. [Publisher's text].