Unique edition of Georgian epic poem from UN art collection to be displayed at Frankfurt Book Fair
Famous Georgian artists have united efforts to create this unique, hand-painted edition of famous Georgian poem for the UN Headquarters’ art collection.
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A unique edition of the famous Georgian poem The Knight in the Panther’s Skin by Shota Rustaveli will be displayed at the Frankfurt Book Fair for one day on 9 October, which was the initiative of Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhadze.
Famous Georgian artists have pooled their efforts to create this unique, hand-painted edition of the famous Georgian poem for the UN headquarters’ art collection in New York.
The illustrations of the book were provided by Sophio and Tamaz Varvaridze, and the text was handwritten by five of the leading Georgian calligraphers.
The decorative cover, made from silver and more than 20 types of precious stones including pieces of meteorite, is the masterpiece of Georgia’s most well-known sculptor and goldsmith Elguja Amashukeli, known to the world under the brand name Goudji.
After being displayed at the Frankfurt Book Fair as a unique example of Georgian culture, the edition of the poem will be sent to New York and become a part of the UN’s art collection.
Georgia is the Guest of Honour of the Frankfurt Book Fair this year.
Famous Georgian artists have united efforts to create a unique, hand-painted edition of the famous Georgian poem, The Knight in the Panther’s Skin by Shota Rustaveli for the UN Headquarters’ art collection.
The United Nations will host the presentation of a stamp of Georgia’s famous poet Shota Rustaveli, author of the Knight in the Panther’s Skin poem, to mark the 850th anniversary of Rustaveli and the 100th anniversary of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia.
Visitors of this year’s principal international book fair in Frankfurt will be the first to learn about winners of Georgia’s annual Saba Literary Prize.
Georgia has been officially handed the status of the Guest of Honour of the Frankfurt Book Fair on the final day of the major international book event, as the country begins gearing up to bear the title at next year's fair.
The Georgian guest of honour pavilion at the Frankfurt Book Fair opened in Frankfurt last evening.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has gifted a unique and hand-painted edition of the Georgian medieval 12th Century epic poem The Knight in the Panther’s Skin by Shota Rustaveli to the United Nations (UN). The hand-painted edition of the poem is located on the second floor of the UN headquarters in New York City, close to where the meetings of the UN Security Council are held.
Residents of the Dutch city of Leiden go about their daily business as streets of their historical city are adorned with poems, among them a fragment from a medieval epic from Georgia’s national poet Shota Rustaveli.