Gelati Gospels

Gospels of Gelati ( Georgian ოთხთავი გელათის or Georgian გელათის სახარება , gɛlɑtʰɪs ɔtʰχtʰɑvɪ or gɛlɑtʰɪs sɑχɑrɛbɑ ) is a Georgian manuscript from the 12th century. It is a liturgical book and contains the text of the Gospels . It is the first gospel book based on the editing of Giorgi Mtazmideli's text. Attached to the main text are the legend and the Georgian and Greek explanations of the declamation and liturgical signs.

The gospel book is written on specially processed parchment . The manuscript contains 293 sheets in the format 26 × 18.8 cm. The text is written in the Georgian script Nuschuri ( nʊsχʊrɪ ) with black, red and gold ink. The Gospels stand out due to their illumination . It is adorned with 254 miniatures and numerous high-quality initials . Gold is generously used as a background for each miniature. All four Gospels begin with a miniature of the corresponding evangelist and the decoration for the title.

Today the Gelati Gospels are kept at the Georgian National Manuscript Center under the shelf number Q-908.

literature

ქართული ხელნაწერი წიგნი, V-XIX საუკუნეები, თბილისი, 2012, გვ. 66 (Georgian Manuscript Book, 5th-19th centuries, Tbilisi, 2012, p. 66.) (Georgian and English)