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Monumental 1990 Georgian Architectural Corpus: "Monuments of Georgia" (Vol. 5: Shida Kartli)

For architectural historians, Caucasian archaeologists, kartvelologists, and research libraries, this 1990 original Georgian hardcover encyclopedia is a landmark primary source. Published in Tbilisi by the Main Scientific Editorial Board of the Georgian Encyclopedia (ქართული ენციკლოპედიის მთავარი სამეცნიერო რედაქცია), Description of Historical and Cultural Monuments of Georgia: Volume 5 (საქართველოს ისტორიისა და კულტურის ძეგლთა აღწერილობა: წიგნი V) provides an exhaustive survey of the architectural and cultural heritage of Shida Kartli.

Bound in a tan faux-leather hardcover featuring a silver foil stamped architectural emblem, this 500+ page volume is filled with site maps, architectural floor plans, and cross-section drawings.

Comprehensive Architectural Coverage of Inner Kartli (Vol. 5)

This volume covers five administrative and historical regions of Central Georgia:

• Districts Covered: Gori (გორის რაიონი), Kaspi (კასპის რაიონი), Mtskheta (მცხეთის რაიონი), Kareli (ქარელის რაიონი), and Khashuri (ხაშურის რაიონი).

• Monuments & Archaeological Sites: Exhaustive architectural surveys and precision floor plans for world-famous monuments including Jvari Monastery (ჯვარი), Samtavisi Cathedral (სამთავისი), Uplistsikhe Cave City (უფლისციხე), Urbnisi (ურბნისი), and Urbnisi/Ateni defensive structures.

• Cartographic & Bibliographic Appendix: Includes regional location maps, site reconstructions, architectural elevation schematics, monument indices, and an errata sheet (შემჩნეული შეცდომების გასწორება).

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: საქართველოს ისტორიისა და კულტურის ძეგლთა აღწერილობა — წიგნი V (Description of Historical and Cultural Monuments of Georgia — Book 5)

• Publisher: Main Editorial Board of the Georgian Encyclopedia (Tbilisi)

• Publication Date: 1990 (Tbilisi, Georgian SSR)

• Language: Georgian

• Binding: Original publisher's tan faux-leather hardcover, silver foil emblem

• Print Run / Circulation: 50,000 copies

• Page Count: 500+ pages, richly illustrated with plans and schematics

• Classification: Georgian Architecture & Archaeology / Monument Inventories / Caucasian Studies

Condition & Preservation Report

• Exterior Condition: Original tan faux-leather boards are clean, flat, and rigid. Silver foil title emblem remains sharp and unrubbed.

• Binding Integrity: Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.

• Page & Plan Quality: Interior text pages and architectural floor plans are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning typical of 1990 Georgian academic paper stocks. Free from marginal notation, library stamps, or owner signatures.