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This richly illustrated three-volume set is a treasure for connoisseurs of European culture and history. It is accompanied by audio recordings of 2,445 folk songs and church hymns and 46 dance videos from Georgias diverse ethnographic regions. Readers will discover the unique and distinctive culture of a small country in the Caucasus, the place recognized as the oldest dwelling of man in Europe and the homeland of winemaking. It took ten years of dedicated work of more than one hundred scientists, musicians, and editors, with the generous support of the CARTU International Charity Foundation, to produce this unique publication. In the first volume, readers will find in-depth information about Georgian pre-Christian culture, church architecture, fresco and icon paintings, as well as sacred hymns belonging to the period after the adoption of Christianity by Georgia (IV century A.D.). In the second volume, readers will learn about Georgian architecture, pottery, stone masonry, winegrowing-viticulture, national costumes, and other elements of Georgian folk traditions. The third volume includes informative annotations to the audio and video recordings contained in the book. A movie titled The Country 0.047% of the Land, which inspired us to create this book, is also included as a special gift to our readers.
Contents
Volume I -- Dedication; Georgia in the Past: The Most Important Events at a Glance; Pre-Christian Era; Christian Era: Overview; Christian Era: Plates; The Art of Georgian Sacred Chant; Works Cited; Index. Volume II -- Foreword; Part One. Folk Music -- Introduction; Eastern Georgian Folk Music by Region; Western Georgian Folk Music by Region; Georgian Urban Folk Music; Georgian Folk Musical Instruments and Instrumental Music; Georgian Folk Dance; Selections from the History of the Recording and Study of Georgian Folk Music; References. Part Two. Essays on Georgian Ethnology -- Historical and Ethnographic Regions of Georgia; Vernacular Architecture; Georgian Towers and Fortifications; Symbolism in Georgian Folk Ornaments; Traditional Georgian Pottery; Stonemasonry in Georgia; Gravestones and Lamentation Poems; Traditional Metallurgy in Georgia; Viticulture and Viniculture in Georgia; Horticulture and Animal Husbandry; Felting in Georgia; Traditional Georgian Textile Arts; Traditional Georgian Attire; References; Index. Volume III -- Part I. Audio -- Sacred Chants; Kartli; Kakheti; Hereti; Meskheti; Ertso-Tianeti; Mtiuleti; Gudamakari; Khevi; Pshavi; Tusheti; Khevsureti; Guria; Samegrelo; Apkhazeti; Imereti; Achara; Tao- Klarjeti; Shavsheti; Lazeti; Lechkhumi; Racha; Svaneti; Urban Folk Music; Instrumental Music. Part II. Video -- Georgian Dance.
