რუსთაველი, შოთა.
საბავშვო ვეფხისტყაოსანი: ადაპტირებული საკითხავი.
მოთხრობილი ავთანდილ ნიკოლეიშვილის მიერ; ნახატების ავტორები: მამუკა თავაქარაშვილი (XVI-XVII სს.) და უცნობი მხატვარი.
თბილისი: საქართველოს მაცნე, 2013.
56 გვ., ილუსტრაციებით; 21.5x31 სმ. მყარი გარეკანი.
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Rustaveli, Shota. Children's "The Man in the Panther's Skin": Adapted Reading (Sabavshvo Vepkhistqaosani: adaptirebuli sakitkhavi).
Retold by Avtandil Nikolaishvili; illustrations by Mamuka Tavakarashvili (16th-17th centuries) and an unknown artist.
Tbilisi: Sakartvelos Matsne, 2013.
56 pp., with illustrations; 21.5x31 cm. Hardcover. In Georgian.
This is a modern, large-format children's edition that introduces the Georgian national epic, Shota Rustaveli's "The Knight in the Panther's Skin" (Vepkhistqaosani), to a preschool and early school audience. Adapted and retold by Avtandil Nikolaishvili, the book's most distinctive feature is its artwork, which incorporates historical miniatures by the 16th-17th century artist Mamuka Tavakarashvili, alongside works by an unknown contemporary illustrator. Published by Sakartvelos Matsne in 2013, this edition creates a unique visual dialogue between centuries, connecting young readers with Georgia's medieval artistic heritage. It represents a contemporary approach to cultural education, making a classical literary masterpiece accessible to the youngest generation through simplified narrative and historically inspired imagery.