Medieval Svaneti

Objects, Images, and Bodies in Dialogue with Built and Natural Spaces

Edited by Manuela Studer-Karlen Edited by Michele Bacci Edited by Natalia Chitishvili

Book cover: Medieval Svaneti

Extent: 232 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Art & Art History, Medieval Studies

Series: Convivium Supplementum

Series volume number: 12

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(November 2023)

ISBN: 9788028003821

Price: $94.00

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The present, multi-authored volume is the earliest work in English devoted to the extraordinary artistic and cultural heritage of Svaneti, a historical region of the Georgian Great Caucasus.


The essays collected in this volume emphasize the importance 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 of their 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.

  • Edited by Manuela Studer-Karlen
  • Edited by Michele Bacci
  • Edited by Natalia Chitishvili