Monuments of South-West Georgia (Samkhret-dasavlet Sakartvelos dzeglebi), 1977. Issue No. 6. In Georgian

სამხრეთ-დასავლეთ საქართველოს ძეგლები. / გამოცემა მე-6.
თბილისი : გამომცემლობა „მეცნიერება“, 1977.
103 გვ. : ილ. ; 21 სმ. რბილი გამომცემლის ყდა. საქართველოს სსრ მეცნიერებათა აკადემია.
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Monuments of South-West Georgia. / Issue No. 6.
Tbilisi: Metsniereba Publishing House, 1977.
103 pp.: ill.; 21 cm. Original paper softcover. Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR. In Georgian.

This 1977 scholarly collection is a vital contribution to Georgian archaeology and art history, representing the sixth volume in a dedicated series focused on the rich cultural heritage of the country's southwestern territories. Published by the Academy of Sciences under the prestigious Metsniereba imprint, the text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of medieval Georgian architecture and material culture, including the arrangement of ecclesiastical structures, defensive fortifications, and epigraphic monuments found in the historical regions of Adjara and Guria. The volume brings together fieldwork reports and analytical essays by leading Soviet Georgian researchers who sought to document and preserve sites that were often located in remote or rugged terrain.
The 103-page volume is particularly valuable for its focus on the transition between different historical eras in the South-West, documenting the survival of unique artistic traditions and the impact of regional political shifts on monumental construction. Richly illustrated with architectural floor plans, site sketches, and photographs of stone carvings, the book serves as a rigorous academic record of monuments that are key to understanding the broader development of the Caucasian Christian civilization. Published in a standard 21 cm softcover format, this 1977 Tbilisi edition is a significant resource for specialists. For bibliophiles, historians of the Caucasus, and collectors of Georgian academic heritage, it remains a vital primary source, capturing the systematic efforts of the Academy of Sciences to map and study the nation's historical architectural landscape.