Table Of ContentPreface, Filiz Yenisehirlioglu Introduction, Irene Giviashvili PART 1 "Tao-Klarjeti: Brief History And Surveys" by Fahriye Bayram "Two Outstanding Medieval Buildings in North-East Anatolia: Iskhani (Ishan) and Oshki (Ösk) Churches" by Prof. Dr. K. Kutgün Eyüpgiller, MA-Restoration Specialist Tugba Barlik Vardi, MA-Serda Torus "A Visual Concept of Royal Legitimacy: The Sculpted Program of St. John the Baptist Church of Oshki (Ösk)" by Nino Simonishvili "Stone Ornaments in Tao-Klarjeti Architecture", by Turgay Yazar "Builders of the Churches of Tao-Klarjeti: Some Preliminary Notes" by David Khoshtaria "Archeological Discoveries From Savsat Savsat Castle From the Bagratli-Ottoman Period" by Osman Aytekin "Facade Articulation and Architectural Ornamentations Of The New Rabat Monastery Church" by Selda Uygun PART 2 CATALOGUE An Annex of Georgian Buildings by Irene Giviashvili, Natia Khizanishvili "Tao-Klarjeti - Heritage of Manuscripts" by Nikoloz Zhgenti
SynopsisA survey of the architecture and history of the Tao-Klarjeti region. This book, comprising the proceedings of a 2014 symposium at Ko University's Vehbi Ko Ankara Studies Research Center, fills an important gap in the research surrounding the historical principality of Tao-Klarjeti. This political entity founded by the Georgian Bagrationis dynasty in the early ninth century covers the modern-day provinces of Artvin, Erzurum (partially), Ardahan in Turkey, and the provinces of Samtskhe-Javakheti and Ajara in Georgia. This volume explores the religious and secular buildings, decor programs, facade articulations, stone reliefs of monastic and Cathedral churches, mason builders, and donors of Tao-Klarjeti's architecture. A particular focus is placed on recent archaeological discoveries in savsat Castle and the heritage of manuscripts produced in scriptoriums and literary centers of the region., A survey of the architecture and history of the Tao-Klarjeti region. This book, comprising the proceedings of a 2014 symposium at Koç University's Vehbi Koç Ankara Studies Research Center, fills an important gap in the research surrounding the historical principality of Tao-Klarjeti. This political entity founded by the Georgian Bagrationis dynasty in the early ninth century covers the modern-day provinces of Artvin, Erzurum (partially), Ardahan in Turkey, and the provinces of Samtskhe-Javakheti and Ajara in Georgia. This volume explores the religious and secular buildings, decor programs, facade articulations, stone reliefs of monastic and Cathedral churches, mason builders, and donors of Tao-Klarjeti's architecture. A particular focus is placed on recent archaeological discoveries in savsat Castle and the heritage of manuscripts produced in scriptoriums and literary centers of the region.