Georgian National Center of Manuscripts

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The Georgian National Handwriting center (Georgian ხელნაწერთა ეროვნული ცენტრი, Chelnazerta Erownuli centrifuge, scientific transliteration: Xelnacert'a Evronuli C'entri ) is a Research Centre and at the same time archive with main focus for Georgian and foreign-language manuscripts, old books, historical documents and discounts of famous Georgians, based in Tbilisi in Georgia.

  • 2.1 Treasures of the Collection

History

The center was first established on the basis of the holdings of the Manuscript Department of the Georgian State Museum on June 30, 1958 as Manuscript Institute of the Georgian Academy of Sciences. The founder and first director of the then Institute was Ilia Abuladze. In 1962, the Institute in Korneli - Kekelidze Institute was renamed for manuscripts, spun off in 2006 from the Academy of Sciences and became one body governed by public law. On 23 May 2007, the name was changed again in National Handwriting center. Today's director is the historian Buba Kudawa. The Centre is a science advisory board, currently chaired by the historian Shalva Gloweli.

Directors

  • Ilia Abuladze (1958-1968)
  • Elene Metreweli (1968-1989)
  • Sasa Aleksidse (1989-2006)
  • Buba Kudawa, since 2006

Stock

The collection of the National Centre of Manuscripts contains manuscripts, handwritten books, historical documents, personal archives, early printed books, rare publications and discounts.

Treasures of the Collection

Gelati Gospels (Q -908 ), Georgian manuscript collection

Persian manuscript, Oriental Manuscript Collection

Turkish manuscript, Oriental Manuscript Collection

Tasks

The center carries out various projects in scientific research through handwriting, to restorations of old manuscripts and organized exhibitions on Georgian and foreign-language manuscripts. If stored in the center of valuable material is described, systemized, studied, published, including databases are intended to serve.

The center also has a rich scientific library.

Some rooms are set up as a memorial cabinets for people like Korneli Kekelidze, one of the first explorers of Georgian manuscripts, Ivane Javakhishvili, the founder of Ilia Abuladze, Nikoloz Berdsenischwili, Elene Metreweli and Shalva Amiranashvili.

Publications

For the publication of philological- historical research is used:

  • Mravaltavi. Volume 1, 1964; New Series: Volume 1, 1971 ISSN 0234-7385 ff
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