Ioane Mesvete ( ka, იოანე მესვეტე) was a
Georgian calligrapher
Calligraphy () is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instruments. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "the art of giving form to signs in an exp ...
who lived during the 11th century.
[მარტვილის ტაძარი, ძველი ქართული ხუროთმოძღვრება, თბილისი, 1974, გვერდი 108-109 ''Martvili monastery, old Georgian architecture, Tbilisi, 1974, p 108-109'']
Mesvete created calligraphic works while living at the
Martvili Monastery. In 1050 he rewrote the ''Martvili Gospels''. Mesvete wrote in the Georgian ''
Nuskhuri
The Georgian scripts are the three writing systems used to write the Georgian language: Asomtavruli, Nuskhuri and Mkhedruli. Although the systems differ in appearance, their letters share the same names and alphabetical order and are writte ...
'' script though used ''
Asomtavruli
The Georgian scripts are the three writing systems used to write the Georgian language: Asomtavruli, Nuskhuri and Mkhedruli. Although the systems differ in appearance, their letters share the same names and alphabetical order and are written ...
'' script for the decoration of letters.
References
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Calligraphers from Georgia (country)
11th-century people from Georgia (country)