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Qartuli Ornamenti.Tevzaia Marina ISBN 99940-0-613-4 am wignis Seqmnis The desire to cre- Èäåÿ ñîçäàíèÿ äàííîé survili gamiCnda erT- ate this book was êíèãè âîçíèêëà íà erTi leqciis dros, born during one of îäíîé èç ëåêöèé, ÿ rodesac vigrZeni, rom my lectures. I had a îñîçíàëà, ÷òî îáúåì ornamentis Temaze Cems feeling that the mate- ïðåäîñòàâëåííûõ ìíîþ mier mowodebuli rial I provided did ìàòåðèàëîâ ïî masala ar akmayofileb- not satisfy the needs îðíàìåíòó ÿâíî íå da studentebis of my students. óäîâëåòâîðÿë moTxovnas. Modern technolo- òðåáîâàíèÿì ñòóäåíòîâ. Tanamedrove gies have made it Ê òîìó æå, âíåäðåíèÿ teqnologiebma axali possible to use new ñîâðåìåííûõ òåõíîëîãèé SesaZleblobebi moi- opportunities. îòêðûâàëè íîâûå tana. amasTanave, Abundance of âîçìîæíîñòè ïî Cvenamde moRweuli Georgian Ornament èñïîëüçîâàíèþ äðåâ- qarTuli ornamentis which has survived íåéøåãî è mravalferovneba throughout centuries ìíîãîãðàííîãî saSualebas gvaZlevs provides ample ãðóçèíñêîãî îðíàìåíòà farTod gamoviyenoT chance to use it in â ïðàêòèêó igi, amitom bunebrivad real life. ñîâðåìåííîãî äèçàéíà. CavTvale gadameyvana It was decided to Åñòåñòâåííî, qarTuli ornamentis give the idea of ïîÿâèëîñü æåëàíèå motivebi axal Georgian Ornament a âîïëîòèòü ìîòèâû teqnologiebSi. am new computerized mizniT Cems mier íàöèîíàëüíîãî qvaze kveTili ornamenti form. I got hold of fasadis ornamentuli moZiebuli iyo sakmao plenty of materials. îðíàìåíòà â íîâûå ðåøåíèÿ. Ñ ýòîé öåëüþ Semkulobis fragmenti moculobis masala, At the same time I safara (X sauk.) áûëà ñîñòàâëåíà amasTanave cifruli took photos of frag- Fragment of ornamental decora- fotokameriT gadaviRe ments of different áîëüøàÿ áàçà äàííûõ. tion, facade, Sapara, 10th century saqarTvelos sxvadasx- ornaments of Íåìàëîå êîëè÷åñòâî Ñàïàðà, X âåê, ôðàãìåíò va istoriuli Zeglis Georgian cultural her- èñòîðè÷åñêèõ îðíàìåíòàëüíîãî óáîðà ôàñàäà ornamentebis frag- itage with a digital ïàìÿòíèêîâ Ãðóçèè áûëî axalcixis raioni mentebi. samuSao metad ñôîòîãðàôèðîâàíî Akhaltsikhe region camera. It was very Àõàëöèõñêèé ðàéîí sainteresod mimdinare- interesting because I ìíîþ ñ ïîìîùüþ 3 qvaze kveTili ornamenti fasadis ornamentuli Semkulobis fragmenti, safara (X sauk.) Fragment of ornamental deco- ration, facade, Sapara, 10th century Ñàïàðà, X âåê, ôðàãìåíò îðíàìåíòàëüíîãî óáîðà ôàñàäà axalcixis raioni Akhaltsikhe region Àõàëöèõñêèé ðàéîí obda, vinaidan am dros had to travel a lot öèôðîâîé ôîòîêàìåðû. momiwia mogzauroba Cveni around my country. It Ðàáîòà áûëà î÷åíü qveynis sxvadasxva seemed there was no èíòåðåñíîé, ÿ kuTxeSi. samuSaos dasas- end to my work until èñêîëåñèëà ïðàêòè÷åñêè ruli ar uCanda, sanam I decided to publish âñå óãîëêè íàøåé erTxelac ar gadavwyvite a book in series, part Ðîäèíû, íî, â òî æå wigni seriebad, nawil- by part. âðåìÿ, ìàòåðèàë áûë nawil gamomeSva. I entered the íåèñ÷åðïàåì, è òîãäà ÿ masala mTlianad material into the com- ðåøèëàñü âûïóñòèòü kompiuterSi Seviyvane da puter and worked on êíèãó îòäåëüíûìè it in a vector pro- davamuSave veqtorul ÷àñòÿìè. programaSi. samuSao sak- gram. It turned out Äàííûå áûëè maod rTuli da to be time and ener- îáðàáîòàíû â âåêòîðíîé Sromatevadi aRmoCnda, gy consuming. On ïðîãðàììå. Ðàáîòà radgan kompiuteruli the one hand, I tried variantebi, erTis mxriv, hard to keep comput- îêàçàëàñü ñëîæíîé è unda darCeniliyo er version as close to òðóäîåìêîé, òàê êàê, ñ Sesabamisi originalebis the original as possi- îäíîé ñòîðîíû, áûëî ble. On the other zust aslebad, rom maT íåîáõîäèìî ïîëíîñòüþ hand, I did not want ar daekargaT qarTuli ñîõðàíèòü ñõîäñòâî ñ to lose even a single ornamentis xasiaTi, îðèãèíàëîì, äàáû íå feature of Georgian amasTanave SesaZlebeli ïîòåðÿòü õàðàêòåð è Ornaments. At the yofiliyo maTi efeqturi ìîòèâû ãðóçèíñêîãî same time, I wanted gamoyeneba dizainis îðíàìåíòà, à ñ äðóãîé, to make it possible sxvadasxva sferoSi. ýôôåêòèâíî ïðèìåíèòü to use them effective- am procesSi kidev ly in various fields of äàííûé îðíàìåíò â erTxel davinaxe modern design. ðàçëè÷íûõ îáëàñòÿõ äèçàéíà. qarTuli ornamentis In the process mTeli mravalferovneba, once again I saw the Ýòà ðàáîòà åùå ðàç silamaze da simdidre. beauty, variety and ïðîäåìîíñòðèðîâàëà âñå wignSi warmodgenili abundance of ìíîãîîáðàçèå, êðàñîòó 4 Saravandis qvemo naw- ilebi, vercxli mooqrovis gareSe Lower parts of setting, sil- ver without gilding Íèæíèå ÷àñòè îêëàäà èêîíû, cåðåáðî áåç ïîçîëîòû gelaTi Gelati Ãåëàòè ornamenti masalisa da Georgian Ornament. è áîãàòñòâî ãðóçèíñêîãî Sesrulebis teqnikis The ornaments in îðíàìåíòà. mixedviT dayofilia 5 the book are divided Ïðåäñòàâëåííûå â êíèãå nawilad: qva, xe, into five categories îðíàìåíòû ïî ìàòåðèàëó è oqromWedloba, xelna- according to material òåõíèêå èñïîëíåíèÿ werebi da kedlis fer- and technologies: ïîäåëåíû íà 5 ðàçäåëîâ: wera. Cems mier mopove- stone, wood, gold êàìåíü, äåðåâî, ÷åêàíêà ïî buli masalebis garda, work, manuscripts ìåòàëëó, ðóêîïèñè è gamoyenebulia and mural-painting. In g. CubinaSvilis, addition to the mate- íàñòåííàÿ æèâîïèñü. r. Smerlingisa da rial I obtained, I Ïîìèìî ñîáðàííûõ ìíîþ a. kravCenkos mier used samples collect- ìàòåðèàëîâ â êíèãå qvaze kveTili ornamenti fasadis ornamentuli Semkulobis fragmenti, safara (X sauk.) Fragment of ornamental decora- tion, facade, Sapara, 10th century Ñàïàðà, X âåê, ôðàãìåíò îðíàìåíòàëüíîãî óáîðà ôàñàäà axalcixis raioni Akhaltsikhe region Àõàëöèõñêèé ðàéîí 5 Segrovili nimuSebi, ed by G. Chubinashvili, èñïîëüçîâàëèñü îáðàçöû masalebi R. Shmerling and Ã.Í. ×óáèíàøâèëè, saqarTvelos A. Kravchenko, as well Ð.Î. Øìåðëèíãà è muzeumebidan. samo- as the material from À.Â. Êðàâ÷åíêî, à òàêæå mavlod gegmaSi different Georgian muse- èç ðàçëè÷íûõ ìóçååâ aris davumato am ums. I plan to add nawilebs qarTuli Georgian cloth, tapestry Ãðóçèè.  ïëàíû íà sazedao aso "wm. efTvi- qsovilebi, Teqa da and felt. áóäóùåå âõîäÿò mes Tqmulebebi"-dan ãðóçèíñêèå òêàíè è (XIII-XIV saukunis xel- gobeleni. wignis This book is of naweri) masalebi ganxiluli practical use for young ãîáåëåíû. Ïîñëå òîãî, Initial letter from iyo Tbilisis sax- designers, because, to êàê ìàòåðèàëû áûëè “St. Eptvime’ tales”, 13-14th elmwifo samxatvro my mind, old Georgian ðàññìîòðåíû è centuries akademiis samecniero ornament should be îäîáðåíû Ó÷åíûì sabWoze da widely used in modern Èíèöèàë èç ðóêîïèñè Ñîâåòîì Òáèëèññêîé XIII-XIV â.â. “Ñêàçàíèÿ dadebiTi Sefasebis art. Àêàäåìèè Õóäîæåñòâ, Ñâ. Åôðåìèÿ” Semdeg gadavwyvite The material used in saq. mecnierebaTa akademiis misi dabeWdva. áûëî ïðèíÿòî ðåøåíèå xelnawerTa instituti this book was approved Èí-ò ðóêîïèñåé ÀÍ Ãðóçèè vimedovneb, rom by scientific council of êíèãó ïóñòèòü â ïå÷àòü. am gamocemas Tbilisi State Academy of Íàäåþñü, ÷òî praqtikuli Art. Only after this did ñáîðíèê îðíàìåíòîâ mniSvneloba eqneba I decide to publish the ïîñëóæèò ïðàêòè÷åñêèì book. axalgazrda ðóêîâîäñòâîì äëÿ dizainerebisaTvis. I hope this book ìîëîäûõ äèçàéíåðîâ, à da Tu es asea, Cemi will prove to be useful òàêæå çàèíòåðåñóåò Canafiqri SeiZleba for young designers, CavTvalo asrulebu- and if so, my inten- øèðîêèé êðóã lad. tions will be realised. ÷èòàòåëåé. marina Tevzaia Marina Tevzaia Ìàðèíà Òåâçàÿ 6 qarTuli xelnawerebi GEORGIAN MANUSCRIPTS ÃÐÓÇÈÍÑÊÈÅ ÐÓÊÎÏÈÑÈ Èí-ò ðóêîïèñåéÀÍÃðóçèè xelnawerTa instituti saq. mecnierebaTaakademiis êíèã” “Îáðàçöû îôîðìëåíèÿ ðóêîïèñè íà÷àëà Îáðàçåö îôîðìëåíèÿ tury of beginning19thcen- ration samples”,manuscript oration fr Sample ofmanuscriptdec- naweri) sauk. dasawyisisxel- mvis nimuSebi”-dan( nimuSi “wignismokaz- xelnaweris Semkulobis È xelnawerTa instituti saq. mecnierebaTaakademiis (ðóêîïèñü 934ãîäà) Ìöõåòñêîãî ïñàëòûðÿ Çàñòàâêà èçò.í. script P from so-calledMtskheta Page-heading decoration (934 wlisxelnaweri) mcxeTis fsalmunidan T salms, 934A.D.manu- í-ò ðóêîïèñåéÀÍÃðóçèè avsamkauli e.w. om “Bookdeco- ÕIÕ âåêà ÕIÕ 9 qarTuli xelnawerebi GEORGIAN MANUSCRIPTS ÃÐÓÇÈÍÑÊÈÅ ÐÓÊÎÏÈÑÈ qarTuli xelnawerebi GEORGIAN MANUSCRIPTS ÃÐÓÇÈÍÑÊÈÅ ÐÓÊÎÏÈÑÈ 10 Èí-ò ðóêîïèñåéÀÍÃðóçèè xelnawerTa instituti saq. mecnierebaTaakademiis svinaqsaridan ( sazedao asoebi Èí-ò ðóêîïèñåéÀÍÃðóçèè x saq. mecnierebaTaakademiis dan ( sagalobelTa krebuli- modrekilis saeklesio sazedao asomiqel (ðóêîïèñü Õ âåêà) Ìèêåëÿ Ìîäðåêèëè öåðêîâíûõ ïåñíîïåíèé Èíèöèàë èçñáîðíèêà 10th centurymanuscript the Modrekili’s hymns, Initial letterfrom Michael (ðóêîïèñü 40-õã.ÕIâåêà) Èíèöèàëû èçÑèíàêñàðèÿ 40-s of11thcentury Svinaksari, manuscriptof Initial lettersfr naweri) ormociani wlebisxel- elnawerTa instituti Õ sauk. xelnaweri) om ÕI sauk. Èí-ò ðóêîïèñåéÀÍÃðóçèè xelnawerTa instituti saq. mecnierebaTaakademiis òàòà (Ðóêîïèñü1210ãîäà) Àñòðîíîìè÷åñêîãî Òðàê- Îðíàìåíòàëüíûé áîðòèç A.D. manuscript 1210 Astronomical Tract, Ornamental linefrom xelnaweri) tatidan (1210wlis astronomiuli traq ornamentuli zoli Èí-ò ðóêîïèñåéÀÍÃðóçèè xelnawerTa instituti saq. mecnierebaTaakademiis dan ( Tavsamkauli svinaqsari- Èí-ò ðóêîïèñåéÀÍÃðóçèè xelnawerTa instituti saq. mecnierebaTaakademiis (ðóêîïèñü êîíöàÕIâåêà) Çàñòàâêè èçÑèíàêñàðèÿ of end11thcentury from Svinaksari,manuscript Page-heading decorations dasasrulis xelnaweri) saridan ( Tavsamkaulebi svinaq- (ðóêîïèñü 40-õã. Èíèöèàë èçÑèíàêñàðèÿ of 40-s10thcentury fr Page-heading decoration wlebis xelnaweri) om Svinaksari,manuscript Õ sauk. 40-iani ÕI sauk. Õ âåêà) - 11 qarTuli xelnawerebi GEORGIAN MANUSCRIPTS ÃÐÓÇÈÍÑÊÈÅ ÐÓÊÎÏÈÑÈ qarTuli xelnawerebi 12 12 GEORGIAN MANUSCRIPTS ÃÐÓÇÈÍÑÊÈÅ ÐÓÊÎÏÈÑÈ Èí-ò ðóêîïèñåéÀÍÃðóçèè xelnawerTa instituti saq. mecnierebaTaakademiis Ñâ. XIII-XIV â.â.“Ñêàçàíèÿ Èíèöèàëû èçðóêîïèñè 14th centuries’manuscript “St. Eptvime’stales”,13- Initial lettersfr naweri) ( Tvimes Tqmulebebi"-dan sazedao asoebi"wm.ef- È x saq. mecnierebaTaakademiis
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