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A. S. Chikobava & J. L. Vateishvili – First Printed Books in Georgian is a 1st edition hardback scholarly bibliography in English, Russian and Georgian, with 623 pages and a dust jacket, published in 1983 by Khelovneba in Tbilisi.
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A. S. Chikobava & J. L. Vateishvili – First Printed Books in Georgian – 1983
Tbilisi: Khelovneba Publishers, 1983. 623 pp., extensively illustrated.
Scholarly volume published for the 350th anniversary of Georgian book printing, devoted to the origins of Georgian typography and the earliest Georgian printed books.
Contains extensive facsimile reproductions of important 17th-century Georgian publications, including:
- Alphabetum Ibericum sive Georgianum – Rome, Propaganda Fide, 1629
- Litany of Loreto – Georgian translation
- Stefano Paolini & Niceforo Irbachi – Dittionario Giorgiano e Italiano – Rome, 1629, the first Georgian–Italian dictionary
- Francesco Maria Maggio – Syntagmaton Linguarum Orientalium – Rome, 1643, an early Georgian grammar
The numerous facsimile pages reproduce complete title pages, Georgian alphabets and historical letter forms, dictionary pages, grammatical tables, prayers, typographical specimens and early Georgian texts.
Also includes scholarly studies, archival documents, historical illustrations and photographs.
Trilingual: Georgian, Russian and English.
Hardcover with dust jacket.
Condition: Good condition. The dust jacket is present, with some creasing and small tears along the edges. The book itself is in good condition, with clean pages and a solid binding.
The book weighs over 2 kg, which results in higher shipping costs.
A. S. Chikobava & J. L. Vateishvili – First Printed Books in Georgian – 1983
Tbilisi: Khelovneba Publishers, 1983. 623 pp., extensively illustrated.
Scholarly volume published for the 350th anniversary of Georgian book printing, devoted to the origins of Georgian typography and the earliest Georgian printed books.
Contains extensive facsimile reproductions of important 17th-century Georgian publications, including:
- Alphabetum Ibericum sive Georgianum – Rome, Propaganda Fide, 1629
- Litany of Loreto – Georgian translation
- Stefano Paolini & Niceforo Irbachi – Dittionario Giorgiano e Italiano – Rome, 1629, the first Georgian–Italian dictionary
- Francesco Maria Maggio – Syntagmaton Linguarum Orientalium – Rome, 1643, an early Georgian grammar
The numerous facsimile pages reproduce complete title pages, Georgian alphabets and historical letter forms, dictionary pages, grammatical tables, prayers, typographical specimens and early Georgian texts.
Also includes scholarly studies, archival documents, historical illustrations and photographs.
Trilingual: Georgian, Russian and English.
Hardcover with dust jacket.
Condition: Good condition. The dust jacket is present, with some creasing and small tears along the edges. The book itself is in good condition, with clean pages and a solid binding.
The book weighs over 2 kg, which results in higher shipping costs.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Bibliography, Linguistics
Book title
First Printed Books in Georgian
Author/ Illustrator
Misc.
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1983
Height
26 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
21 cm
Language
Georgian, English, Russian
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Dust jacket
Number of pages
623
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