GEORGIAN REWRITER WOMEN

Abstract

Women have actively taken part in formation of the state’s ideological,
material and Spiritual Culture since ancient age in Georgia. Much information
is available about scribe, Maecenas, calligrapher women in the Georgian
manuscripts will-notes. We are interested in Georgian calligrapher, with femaler
women. The first calligrapher women have seemed confirmed since the
13th century. Up to the 18th century they spread mainly compositions having
spiritual content (Latavri, Ruti Kopadze, Phopha), and in the later period ones
having secular and scientific content (Mariam-Makrine, Elene Gedevanishvili
and so forth). The women copyist of The Knight in the Panther’s Skin (Vepkhistyaosani)
(Nino Zedgenidze, Nino Amilakhvari) should be noted separately.
Since 19th century, we have met the poet women (Manana, Salome and so on).
At the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of 20th century the women
collect and scribe folkloric samples and ethnographic materials, especially productive
seems Aneta Kapanadze. It is well-known that in the 19th century the
writing named “Dedabruli”. Many woman scribes is detected in the Dedabruli
manuscript will-notes (Elisabed Kurdiani, Mariam Chivadze). The mentioned
information and data prove the intellect of Georgian women, their public responsiveness,
activities and horizon of interest field.