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	Georgian
		The Georgian literary language went through three periods in its development: the Old Georgian period (5th-12th centuries), was characterized by religious content; the Medieval Georgian period (12th - 18th century) produced a number of epics; the Modern Georgian period that started in the 18th century was the beginning of the Georgian renaissance.
		Georgian is the literary language for speakers of Svan, Laz, and Mingrelian.
		Georgian nouns have eight cases (nominative, ergative, accusative, dative, genitive, instrumental, adverbial, ablative, and vocative) and two numbers (singular and plural).
	www.nvtc.gov /lotw/months/march/Georgian.html (683 words)

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		Georgian tribes that populated the eastern regions of Georgia in the 16-14th centuries BC supported themselves mainly through agriculture and by raising cattle.
		Georgian chronicles tell us that in the 2nd century BC Georgia used a lunar calendar, and we know that this lunar calendar continued to be used until the end of the 3rd century AD.
		Georgian authors, translators, and book copiers all realized the importance of restoring astronomical knowledge, which to all intents and purposes had been lost in the period from the 13th through 15th centuries.
	www.as.wvu.edu /~scmcc/simonia.txt (5920 words)

	Georgian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Georgian people, a nation or an ethnic group originating in the Caucasus
		Georgian period in British history, a period between kings George I and George IV Georgian architecture, classic English architectural styles current between about 1720 and 1840
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Georgian (107 words)

	The Early Georgian Period
		The hall enjoyed a period of importance, and although it was essentially an entrance place and in no sense a living-room, it was the subject of the most elaborate treatment.
		His ideal was to produce an atmosphere of dignity and magnificence, and he obtained it by magnitude and vastness of proportion.
		The painter's art was made considerable use of during the 18th century, and framed pictures, as in the previous periods, often formed an integral part of the design, as in the room at Ditchley.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles14/decorative-periods-13.shtml (1811 words)

	BBC - Homes - Design - Georgian
		Georgian style embraces a century under the reign of three Georges and is often divided into the Palladian, early and late Georgian periods.
		Early Georgian colour schemes include burgundy, sage green and blue grey but, as the style developed, they became lighter and included pea green, sky or Wedgwood blue, soft grey, dusky pink and a flat white or stone.
		Towards the end of the Georgian style, simple block papers began to be introduced and experimented with; designs were fairly rudimentary so look for geometric patterns with squares and stripes, perhaps with darker shading behind.
	www.bbc.co.uk /homes/design/period_georgian.shtml (781 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Georgian architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		GEORGIAN ARCHITECTURE [Georgian architecture] It includes several trends in English architecture that were predominant during the reigns (1714-1830) of George I, George II, George III, and George IV.
		Property: Classical Georgian meets modern living in Bath; Development is tricky to preserve in the historic architecture of Bath, says PENNY JACKSON.
		Georgian on our mind; What's New: In the next reader evening at the V&A's new British Galleries, we invite you to celebrate the leading architecture and design of the 18th century.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/G/Georgn-ar.asp (735 words)

	UCLA Language Materials Project Language Profiles Page
		Georgian is spoken by approximately four million people, mainly in the Republic of Georgia where it is the official language.
		Georgian is a member of South Caucasian (or Kartvelian) branch of the Caucasian language family which is spoken in the area between the Black and Caspian Seas.
		The Old Georgian period, which extends from its beginning in the fifth century to about the twelfth century, was rich in literary material, mainly religious works.
	www.lmp.ucla.edu /Profile.aspx?LangID=58 (988 words)

	Georgian Index - Jewelry
		The early Georgian fashion called for the use of large stones set in an elaborate rococo style and paste made it possible to make inexpensive copies of the real thing to guard against theft by highwaymen.
		Georgette Heyer set her novel Beauvallet in this period; and Jo Beverley's Malloran series are set in this part of the Georgian period.
		At the beginning of the Georgian period diamonds were used to the almost total exclusion of other stones.
	www.georgianindex.net /jewelry/gjewelry.html (722 words)

	Antique American Architecture- Georgian style
		New England Georgian style is adapted to its immediate surroundings and climate as well as the puritan influence, which resulted in an less ornamentation and a smaller scale than Georgian style in other colonies.
		During the late 1800's Georgian style was revived and builders modified the style to accommodate the more modern lifestyle and taste of the new century.
		Now we have examples of original Georgian and Georgian "revival" homes and buildings as well to consider, With time and practice you will be able to spot the original from the revival.
	www.realviews.com /homes/georg.html (814 words)

	Period Property UK - Do's and Don'ts of owning a Georgian Property
		Georgian interior colours were very different from what we are used to nowadays, but that was mainly due to pigment technology rather than taste.
		Much of the art of Georgian stucco work has been lost today but a good rule of thumb is always to use lime and not portland cement as a binder in the mix.
		Brick is the material par excellence in the Georgian house and the means of binding the bricks together is almost as important as the choice of brick itself.
	www.periodproperty.co.uk /article037.htm (1903 words)

	The History of Antique & Vintage Jewelry
		Georgian jewelry encompassed most of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century.
		During the Georgian period, jewelry pieces with less precious gemstones were also produced in greater quantities, using coral, garnets, turquoise, and even paste.
		When the Georgian period ended in 1830, the Victorian period began with the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837.
	hometown.aol.com /esagedesigns/myhomepage/garden.html (1440 words)

	Antiques Council
		Georgian jewelry is that made from 1714 to 1830, during the reigns of English Kings George I-IV.
		In contrast to the Georgian jewelers’ delicate use of colored stones, and an aesthetically pleasing and lighthearted approach to jewelry, the Victorian jewelry was heavy-handed with an over-exuberant use of colored stones.
		During the Early Victorian or Romantic Period, 1830-60, the jewelry was imaginative, delicate, and reflected a nostalgia for the Middle Ages.
	www.antiquescouncil.com /acuni/0303kaplan.htm (726 words)

	Golden Aeon - The Background
		The Victorian period is sweeping, and though the late 90's are probably closest to our view of what would constitute "typical" Victorian attitudes, the fact is that the period is a diverse one.
		Georgian society would be the last English society in which a monied aristocracy would be the prevailing influence on popular thought.
		The period from 1819 to 1832 was turbulent and painful for England.
	www.vialarp.org /GD/background_2_victorian_culture.html (2934 words)

	All About Romance Novels - The Georgian Age (1714 - 1830) and TJ
		England in the Georgian age was the vibrant center of the agricultural and industrial revolutions, which set the stage for the immense wealth and power of Britain in the nineteenth century.
		Perhaps the Georgian gentlemen were willing to mince around in high heeled shoes simply because it was just for a little while, and they'd soon be back in their sensible country boots.
		The main charm of the Georgian period for the novelist is the high style of upper class life.
	www.likesbooks.com /georgian.html (1588 words)

	Old House Journal: May/June 2000 - The Georgian Style
		The robust classicism of the Georgian period is evident at this justly famous early James River plantation in Virginia.
		Georgian architecture shows up in North and South during the first quarter of the 18th century.
		Georgian houses are sometimes hard to distinguish from those of the ensuing Federal period.
	www.dock410.com /dock410/dock410/Georgian-Style-old-house.htm (324 words)

	Lang Antiques-Antique and Estate Coral Necklaces
		The antique Georgian necklaces were frequently morning jewelry with lockets of hair and fl enamel accents, sometimes with funereal motifs such as urns, weeping willows and pastoral, neoclassical scenes of women in mourning.
		As with the earlier Georgian coral necklaces, mourning jewelry persisted in popularity and violet and fl gemstones and their colors (sometimes enamel is used instead of stones) were sanctioned by Queen Victoria for wear during the different stages of mourning.
		The Victorian period is characterized by symbolic motifs; snake (eternal life); doves (Holy Ghost); lizards (Roman wedded bliss); and ivy (friendship); to name but a few and influenced by archeological revivals (Egyptian and Etruscan), expansion of the English empire into exotic countries, India, Egypt, Japan, and obsession with life and death.
	www.langantiques.com /search_11.php?ser=cornk (746 words)

	Georgian
		France was the dictator of style during this period of costume history and even the English acknowledged their style.
		As the period continued women's hair grew to amazing proportions and it is said that hairdressers had to stand on ladders to dress their ladies hair.
		Colors for the early part of the period are delicate, flower-like colors and prints with roses, carnations and other blossoms on a light background abounded in the dress of ladies and gentlemen.
	www.cwu.edu /~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History/georgian.htm (968 words)

	Antique, Vintage and Estate Jewelry from Fay Cullen
		Georgian jewelry production began during the years Great Britain was being ruled by the four Georges, thus the term 'Georgian'.
		The Georgian period encompassed most of the eighteenth century and the first quarter of the nineteenth century.
		This period was initiated when Victoria became queen of England at the age of eighteen.
	www.faycullen.com /learning_center/periods.html (1073 words)

	Bricks & Brass: Georgian Style (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		As a period, it covers the years between 1714 and 1830, in other words the reigns of Kings George I, II, III and IV.
		Also in the Georgian period greater use was made of pine and fir, and less of oak.
		In the early terrace of the Georgian period, it was designed to be seen as a whole.
	www.bricksandbrass.co.uk /deshist/georgian.htm (165 words)

	Georgian literature. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Early Georgian literature was influenced by two distinctive civilizations—medieval Eastern Orthodox Christianity and the civilization of Persia.
		Major Georgian literary figures, including the poets Paolo Iashvili and Titsian Tabidze and the novelist Mikheil Javakhishvili, were victims of Stalin’s purges.
		In the post-Stalin period, Georgian writers such as the novelist Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, the playwright Shalva Dadiani, and the poet Ioseb Grishashvili, reflected Soviet literary trends, styles, and topics.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ge/GeorgnLit.html (367 words)

	Georgia Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Georgian scholars generally agree that the famous cupola structures that dominate Georgian ecclesiastic architecture can be traced to domestic dwellings with circular floor plans that date as far back as the fourth to third millennium BC.
		Georgian literature over the next six centuries was exclusively religious in character, with writers primarily involved with translating biblical and scriptural texts into Georgian.
		Georgian church singing of the 7th century was already liberated from foreign influence.
	sangha.net /countries/Georgia/culture.htm (3706 words)

	Georgian Style - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Georgian Style, Neo-Classical style of architecture and interior design, fashionable in Great Britain from the accession of George I (1714) to the...
		Georgian Period : Culture of the Period: Regency Style
		Georgian Period : Culture of the Period: Neo-Classical Style
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Georgian_Style.html (134 words)

	Georgian Rings - Fay Cullen
		Spanning over a century of instability, the Georgian Period was responsible for a rapid historical progression.
		With current trends always in the forefront of design imitations, Georgian Rings were mounted with shell and hard-stone cameos, foil-backed Rose-cut Diamonds and pearls, matching corundum and emeralds and accentuated with eagles, laurel leaves, arches, acanthus leaves, scrolls, palmettes and Greek Keys.
		Towards the end of the Georgian period, setters were mounting stones in prongs, elevating them from the hight of the ring, in so doing, bringing light into the stone to add brilliance.
	www.faycullen.com /georgian_rings.html (168 words)

	NARRATIVE HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The house has two features found in both the First Period and Georgian styles: the roof extends on its east facade to form a saltbox profile and there are gable overhangs on both north and south facades.
		At the cornice level is an articulated molding, a rich Georgian detail that is echoed in the trabeated door surround composed of wide, battered pilasters supporting a fully-defined pediment in high relief.
		Here the Georgian house retained its five-bay, center entrance facade, but its roof was raised, a new entry surround was added and its original chimney was reduced and shifted to accommodate a new heating system.
	www.townofsunderland.us /nrhpsec7.htm (6377 words)

	Georgian Victorian Period Houses - Rent - Ireland
		The architecture of the Georgian Period was based on a return to classical idiom but with an exhuberance and stamp all its own.
		During the Victorian period, the middle classes came into their own, and their extravagant houses often reflected the status and wealth of their owners.
		This listed Georgian mansion is located on ten acres of parkland with a distant ocean view from most rooms.
	www.elegant.ie /period.html (1001 words)

	Georgian Fireplaces - Resources - West Country Fires
		Georgian interiors were as important as exteriors, with a new-found emphasis on home entertaining, and were intended to illustrate a cultural wealth alongside the material wealth.
		The Classical influence seen in Georgian fireplaces was not limited to their overall architectural structure but, particularly in later designs, was revealed in the decorative motifs encompassed throughout.
		An X frame incorporating the grate was popular in the Early Georgian period, as were register grates with a more curvilinear aspect in the latter part of the Georgian era.
	www.westcountryfires.co.uk /fireplaces_info/georgian-fireplaces.asp (903 words)

	Georgian Furniture - Palladian Style
		For much of the early Georgian period of English furniture history the styles that had come to the fore in the Queen Anne period and before continued in popularity and underwent modifications of their own.
		The most important change that occurred in the reigns of the George I and George II was the replacement of walnut by mahogany.
		Palladian style furniture stood apart from most other early Georgian furniture in that it was designed and made for a small, very wealthy class of people and appeared only in their great country homes, mansions, and palaces.
	www.furniturestyles.net /european/english/early-georgian.html (594 words)

	The Canadian Antiques Roadshow
		During the Georgian period the parure, or matched set of jewels (usually a combination of necklace, earrings, bracelet and tiara) of the same design and gem type all made to be worn together, was designed.
		It was during the Georgian period that mourning jewellery in square, oval or navette shapes became fashionable.
		This period came after the death of Victoria’s husband Albert in 1861 and mourning was mandatory.
	www.canadianantiquesroadshow.com /article_jewellery_ages.htm (2275 words)

	selectsamplers.com - The National Trust - Georgian Period (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Dunham Massey was originally an early Georgian house but in the early 1900s it was extensively reworked to provide one of Britain's most sumptuous Edwardian interiors.
		This Georgian mansion was started about 1710 and completed in 1716 by John Bourchier; the date appears in marquetry on the half landings of the Great Staircase.
		Bourchier employed some of the most talented masons, sculptors, wood carvers and upholsterers to be found outside London and the baroque interior they created is recognised as one of the most impressive in England.
	www.selectsamplers.com /html/georgian.html (409 words)

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