{"product_id":"rare-1990-georgian-book-monuments-of-georgia-vol-5-shida-kartli-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Rare 1990 Georgian Book: Monuments of Georgia (Vol 5: Shida Kartli) | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonumental 1990 Georgian Architectural Corpus: \"Monuments of Georgia\" (Vol. 5: Shida Kartli)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor architectural historians, Caucasian archaeologists, kartvelologists, and research libraries, this \u003cb\u003e1990 original Georgian hardcover encyclopedia\u003c\/b\u003e is a landmark primary source. Published in Tbilisi by the \u003cb\u003eMain Scientific Editorial Board of the Georgian Encyclopedia\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eქართული ენციკლოპედიის მთავარი სამეცნიერო რედაქცია\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDescription of Historical and Cultural Monuments of Georgia: Volume 5\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eსაქართველოს ისტორიისა და კულტურის ძეგლთა აღწერილობა: წიგნი V\u003c\/i\u003e) provides an exhaustive survey of the architectural and cultural heritage of Shida Kartli.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eComprehensive Architectural Coverage of Inner Kartli (Vol. 5)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume covers five administrative and historical regions of Central Georgia:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDistricts Covered:\u003c\/b\u003e Gori (\u003ci\u003eგორის რაიონი\u003c\/i\u003e), Kaspi (\u003ci\u003eკასპის რაიონი\u003c\/i\u003e), Mtskheta (\u003ci\u003eმცხეთის რაიონი\u003c\/i\u003e), Kareli (\u003ci\u003eქარელის რაიონი\u003c\/i\u003e), and Khashuri (\u003ci\u003eხაშურის რაიონი\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonuments \u0026amp; Archaeological Sites:\u003c\/b\u003e Exhaustive architectural surveys and precision floor plans for world-famous monuments including \u003cb\u003eJvari Monastery (\u003ci\u003eჯვარი\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSamtavisi Cathedral (\u003ci\u003eსამთავისი\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eUplistsikhe Cave City (\u003ci\u003eუფლისციხე\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eUrbnisi (\u003ci\u003eურბნისი\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eUrbnisi\/Ateni\u003c\/b\u003e defensive structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCartographic \u0026amp; Bibliographic Appendix:\u003c\/b\u003e Includes regional location maps, site reconstructions, architectural elevation schematics, monument indices, and an errata sheet (\u003ci\u003eშემჩნეული შეცდომების გასწორება\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e საქართველოს ისტორიისა და კულტურის ძეგლთა აღწერილობა — წიგნი V (\u003ci\u003eDescription of Historical and Cultural Monuments of Georgia — Book 5\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Main Editorial Board of the Georgian Encyclopedia (\u003ci\u003eTbilisi\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1990 (Tbilisi, Georgian SSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's tan faux-leather hardcover, silver foil emblem\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrint Run \/ Circulation:\u003c\/b\u003e 50,000 copies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 500+ pages, richly illustrated with plans and schematics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgian Architecture \u0026amp; Archaeology \/ Monument Inventories \/ Caucasian Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e Original tan faux-leather boards are clean, flat, and rigid. Silver foil title emblem remains sharp and unrubbed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage \u0026amp; Plan Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e Interior text pages and architectural floor plans are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning typical of 1990 Georgian academic paper stocks. 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