Georgian writing in UNESCO publication introducing world alphabets
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The Georgian alphabet has been featured in a new UNESCO publication that aims to introduce the world’s writing systems to interested readers.
Writing Peace, a 39-page brochure available online, was created to "make the world a little more familiar” to readers looking to learn about characteristics of different alphabets.
Featuring 22 writing systems from around the world, the publication includes Georgian alongside alphabets like Chinese, Greek and Roman.
"From country to country, languages differ but the sight of the Moon is the same and the hearts of men are one!" - Ki no Tsurayuki Check out 'Writing Peace', a publication that will make the world a little more familiar to you. â¡ï¸ https://t.co/YlAAvMK7KG [PDF] pic.twitter.com/j9xQqhmO6l
— UNESCO (@UNESCO) January 16, 2018
With a brief introduction to the Georgian alphabet, short historical notes and explanation of the three different systems of Georgian writing are available in the section.
The Writing Peace publication was created within UNESCO Programme of Action for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence, adopted in November 11.
The three writing systems of the Georgian language were recognised as part of UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity last year.
The Georgian alphabet is also featured prominently in the project for representing Georgia as Guest of Honour at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, a major literary event in Europe.
A display of some of the major manuscripts from Georgia’s history, featured by UNESCO, will open at the National Archives of Georgia next week.
The contemporary Georgian alphabet is a point of interest for many intrigued by its unique design, and now its 33 letters have been made to briefly explain some of the key points about the country.
Georgian children living in Europe will now learn Georgian language away from their homeland.
The Georgian alphabet, described as a "living culture of three writing systems”, has been added to UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Officials of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) are learning about the Georgian alphabet and its history via an exhibition in the halls of a venue in Strasbourg which launched this week.
The Georgian forests are soon to be announced among the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage sites. This means that the sites that have huge local importance for Georgians, will receive even more special cultural or physical significance worldwide.
The UNESCO-recognised writing systems of Georgian alphabet and posters from the Georgian theatre and cinema scene are going on display at a Danish museum to mark a century since the First Democratic Republic of Georgia.
The art of Georgian writing will be introduced to audiences in the central German city of Offenbach less than a week before Georgia goes under spotlight at the Frankfurt Book Fair next month.
The story of the UNESCO-recognised writing systems of the Georgian alphabet is now on display at Google Arts and Culture, a major online repository of museum exhibits and cultural phenomena.