The Old Georgian version of the Physiologus is peculiar in several respects. Preserved in a codex of the late tenth century, it clearly exhibits its dependence on an Armenian Vorlage. Its exact model is not extant but can be reconstructed to a certain degree on the basis of the wording in the Georgian text. By its age, the Old Georgian version gains special importance with respect to the initial shape of the Armenian version and its relation to the Greek and the Latin Physiologus. To reveal the Old Georgian version’s impact, it may be convenient first to outline the history of its exploration and the circumstances of its transmission. - [Author]

Includes an edition of the text in Georgian and an English translation, extensive bibliography, and reproductions of some manuscript pages..

Language: English

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