The Ladder of Divine Ascent by John Climacus is among the Greek Patristic works which were translated multiple times into Georgian and significantly influenced medieval Georgian artistic and philosophical thought. Between the 8th-9th and the 17th centuries, a total of six Georgian versions of this work were composed. The Ladder was translated into Georgian three…
Among the numerous Armenian and Georgian illuminated manuscripts, two exceptional works stand out—the Armenian Gospel of Queen Mlkʿe (862) and the Georgian Gospel of Adishi (897). These are the earliest illuminated manuscripts from the South Caucasus to exhibit such a high level of artistic sophistication. Unaffiliated with any known artistic circle or school in the…
From the second half of the 15th century, the influx of Eastern Christian clergy, including those seeking shelter from Constantinople or Trebizond, contributed to a multicultural atmosphere that greatly influenced the literary and artistic processes at the Atabags’ court. The rulers of this independent principality, the Jakeli-Atabag family, represented the stratum of the progressive-minded society…