{"product_id":"marvels-of-mtskheta-laine-cunningham-9781951389062","title":"Marvels of Mtskheta: From Svetitskhoveli Cathedral to Jvari Monastery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMtskheta, Georgia's Holy City.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMtskheta is one of the oldest cities in Georgia and its former capital. Lodged only twenty kilometers north of Tbilisi, it stands at the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers. The importance of its service to Christianity led it to be dubbed the Holy City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisitors can access a variety of historical monuments in the area. The complex at Samtavro Monastery includes Samtavro Transfiguration Church and the Nunnery of St. Nino. These examples of Early and High Medieval architecture date from the 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century, when they were built, and the 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century, when they were rebuilt. Nuns tend the graves, including the resting place of a sanctified Georgian monk named Gabriel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJvari Monastery, meanwhile, dates from 545. More than a hundred years earlier, a female evangelist called Saint Nino set up a large cross made of woody vines. The church built on the site hovers near a cliff with views over the rivers and the valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Mtskheta itself stands Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. Known as the burial site of Christ's mantle, the building is a masterwork of Early and High Middle Ages design. The cross-in-square structure of Georgia's second-largest church was completed in the early 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEscape into the Caucasus with \u003cem\u003eMarvels of Mtskheta: From Svetitskhoveli Cathedral\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eto Jvari Monastery \u003c\/em\u003e(a Travel Photo Art book)\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Travel Photo Art series, traditional tourism panoramas mix with arthouse aesthetics. These slim, passport sized productions are your passport to new perspectives on famous places. Peer around corners and discover a unique way to interact with monuments and memorials you thought you knew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis popular series includes titles that mix text with the pictures. Books like \u003cem\u003eNotre Dame Cathedral: Our Lady of Paris, \u003c\/em\u003efeaturing photos taken months before the 2019 fire, become keepsakes associated with a specific site. Titles like \u003cem\u003eLidice Lives \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eTerezin and Theresienstadt \u003c\/em\u003eare deeply meaningful for families touched by the Holocaust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaine Cunningham, a three-time recipient of The Hackney Award, writes fiction that takes readers around the world. Her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Family Made of Dust, \u003c\/em\u003eis set in the Australian Outback, while \u003cem\u003eReparation \u003c\/em\u003eis a novel of the American Great Plains. She is the editor of \u003cem\u003eSunspot Literary Journal.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laine Cunningham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1951389069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781951389062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sun Dogs Creations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.12d","brand":"Laine Cunningham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983091859711,"sku":"9781951389062","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aafe1d6f-d44a-4968-8fce-81c2c1749bb2.jpg?v=1683264625","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marvels-of-mtskheta-laine-cunningham-9781951389062","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}