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Art Historian, Chief Researcher of the Centre, Prof. Dr.

Research field: History of the Late Antique and Early Christian plastic art, genesis of the Georgian Christian art, Georgian metalwork, Christian iconography,

modern Georgian fine arts.

Activity: Full Professor of Tbilisi Academy of  Arts,  lectures on history of Ancient World Art, Faculty of Restoration,   Art History and Theory,  1999-2006  Head of the Department of Minor Arts of G. Chubinashvili Institute of History of Georgian Art.

Address: I corp., app. 56, Mitskevich str., Tbilisi.     

e-mail:   kmachabeli@yahoo.fr

1. Armaziskhevi Silver Bowl with Antinous Representation, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, N6, 1962;
2. Two Silver Bowls from Armaxi, “Moambe”, N3, 1962;
3. Les medallions italiens provenants de Georgia, Arte Lombarda, X, 1, 1965;
4. Irakli Ochiauri Chasing Work, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, N3, 1967;
5. Ashot Kukhi Relief from Tbeti, “Matsne”, N5, 1968;
6. Some Issues of the Study of Artistic Silver in Late-Antique Georgia, “Matsne”, N4, 1969;
7. Silver Jugs from Armazi, “Dzeglis Megobari”, N17, 1969;
8. Silver Phials from Armazi, Tbilisi, 1970;
9. Irakli Ochiauri, Moscow, 1971;
10. A Silver Patera from Armaziskhevi, “Dzeglis Megobari”, N26, 1972;
11. A Silver Tray from Ureki, “Dzeglis Megobari”, N29, 1972;
12. A Group of Monuments of Sassanian Toreutics in Georgia, “Matsne”, N3, 1972;
13. Georgian Applied Art, collected articles: Georgian Fine Arts, Tbilisi, 1974;
14. Alde Kakabadze, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, N10, 1974;
15. Guram Gabashvili, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, N4, 1975;
16. A Portrait of Marcus Aurelius from Bagineti, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, N7, 1975;
17. Silver Utensil Details from Ureki, “Dzeglis Megobari”, N38, 1975;
18. Metal-work Art in Ancient Georgia, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, N3, 1976;
19. Late-Antique Toreutics in Georgia, Tbilisi, 1976;
20. An Artist-Ceramist Revaz Iashvili, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, N7, 1976;
21. La toreutique géorgienne de la fin de l’antiquité, Bedi Kartlisa, XXXIV, 1976;
22. Tradition in Georgian Medieval Chasing, II International Symposium dedicated to Georgian Art, Tbilisi, 1977;
23. From the History of Georgian Secular Chasing Art, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, N10, 1977;
24. Basic Problems of Late-Antique Art of Georgia, Antiquity and Antique Traditions in the Culture and Art of the Peoples of the Soviet East, Moscow, 1978;
25. On Georgian Secular Chasing Art, Medieval Art, Russia, Georgia, Moscow, 1978;
26. An Issue of Traditions in the Medieval Georgian Chasing Art, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, N3, 1979;
27. A Sassanian Jug from Svaneti, Ars Georgica, 8, 1980;
28. Some Peculiarities of Early Medieval Georgian Plastic Arts, Researches in Georgian Fine Arts, Tbilisi, 1981;
29. Alde Kakabadze, Moscow, 1981;
30. Tbilisi- Mtskheta, Moscow, 1981 (together with N. Janberidze);
31. From Svaneti Treasury, Tbilisi, 1982;
32. Some Iconographic Schemes of Early Christian Plastic Arts of Georgia, IV International Symposium dedicated to Georgian Art, Tbilisi, 1983;
33. Silver of Ancient Georgia, Tbilisi, 1983;
34. From the History of Ancient Georgia Metal Sculpture, collected articles of Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, 1983;
35. At the Origins of Ancient Georgian Plastic Arts (an Usaneti Stele), “Sabchota Khelovneba”, N10, 1984;
36. Soliko Virsaladze, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, N11, 1984;
37. A Statue and a Town, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, N3, 1986;
38. An Early Feudal Epoch Monument of Georgian Plastic Arts, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, N10, 1986;
39. The Issue of Oriental Elements in the Early Medieval Plastic Arts of Georgia, “Khudozhestvennie Pamyatniki i Problemi Vostoka”, Leningrad, 1986;
40. Pictorial Art of the Soviet Georgia, Tbilisi, 1987;
41. Some Peculiarities of the Development of Early Christian Georgian Plastic Arts, Ars Georgica, 9, 1987;
42. A Stone Cross Depiction on the Ancient Georgian Relief, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, 1, 1988;
43. A Stele Fragment from the Village of Nagvarevi, “Matsne”, N2, 1988;
44. Davati Stele Place in the System of Medieval Georgian Art, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, 3, 1989;
45. The Theme of the Blessed Virgin in the Early Christian Plastic Arts of Georgia, VI International Symposium dedicated to Georgian Art, Tbilisi, 1989;
46. Une sculpture géorgienne paléochretienne: la stele du village de Matula. Revue des etudes caucasiennes et caucasiennes, Paris, N3, 1989;
47. Zur Erforschung der frühchristlichen georgischen Stelen, Georgica, Heft 12, Jena-Tbilisi, 1989;
48. Byzantium and Georgian Art, “Khelovneba”, N9, 1990;
49. A Secular Portrait in Early Feudal Georgia, “Khelovneba”, N2, 1991;
50. Bronze Censers in Georgia, “Khelovneba”, N6, 1991;
51. Les sujets évangeliquessur les steles géorgiennes, Byzance et Géorgie, Athénes, 1991;
52. A Stele Fragment from the Village of Satskhenisi, Ars Georgica, 10, Tbilisi, 1992;
53. Il sistema figurative delle stele georgiane gel primo medievo, Ex Oriente Lux, Bruxelles, vol. 1, 1992;
54. Ancient Christian Symbolism in Medieval Georgian Reliefs (a cross in the Medallion), “Literatura da Khelovneba”, 6, 1992;
55. For an Unbiassed Research. About One Attempt of Defining a Sculpture workshop in Early Feudal Epoch Georgia, “Khelovneba”, 9-10, 1992;
56. Christian Themes in Ancient Georgian Plastic Arts (a Brdadzori Stone Column), “Khelovneba”, 2, 1993;
57. From the History of an Early Medieval Secular Portrait, “Literatura da Khelovneba”, 1, 1993;
58. Ancient Christian Symbolism on Georgian Stone Columns, “Spektri”, N1-2, 1993;
59. Boris Tsibadze, “Khelovneba”, N1-3, 1994;
60. Louis Réau “Medieval Religious Art”, “Khelovneba”, N4-5, 1995;
61. The Gospel Themes on Georgian Stone Columns, “Dzeglis Megobari”, N2, 1996;
62. La Géorgie et le monde de Byzance (Vie-VIIe ss.), materials of Tbilisi State University International Symposium, Tbilisi, 1996;
63. Reliefs on Georgain Stelae within the System of Early Byzantine Arts, Byzantine Studies. Selected Papers, Art History, vol. 3, Moscow, 1996;
64. Stéles Géorgiennes en Pierre, Lugano, 1997;
65. Ein Werk der europaischen Kleinkunst in Swanetien, Georgica, Heft 20, Yena, 1997;
66. Georgian Stone Crosses, Tbilisi, 1998;
67. A Portrait in Early Medieval Georgian Plastic Arts (5-6th cc), “Literatura da Khelovneba”, 4, 1998;
68. Early Medieval Stelae in Georgia in the Context of Eastern Christian Art, Iberica Caucasica, I, Curzon Press, 1998;
69. From the History of Georgian Chased Icons, “Khelovneba”, N5-6, 1999;
70. Biblical Themes in Early Medieval Georgian Plastic Arts, papers of a scientific conference dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, 1999;
71. Remarques sur I iconographie de la Crucifixion sur les steles géorgiennes. Byzantion, LXX, Bruxelles, 2000;
72. Some Aspects of Georgian Chased Icons, “Sametsniero Shromebis Krebuli” of Tbilisi State University, 2000;
73. Signs of Belief, “Mnatobi”, N1-2, 2000;
74. Georgia and Byzantine World, researches of the Georgian State Museum, 6, Tbilisi, 2001;
75. A Stele detail from the Village of Satskhenisi, Monuments of Culture, “Novie Otkritiya”, Moscow, 2001;
76. Georgia and Byzantine World. Artistic Aspects. Perception of Byzantium and Its Neighbors, New York, 2001;
77. Masterpieces and Centuries, Tbilisi, 2001;
78. Study of Decorative-Applied Arts at the G. Chubinashvili Institute of Georgian Art History, “Kartuli Khelovnebis Narkvevebi”, I, Tbilisi, 2001;
79. An Icon of the Blessed Virgin on Early Christian Georgian Stone Columns, Ars Georgica, 11, 2001;
80. Manaba Mahomedova, an introduction to an album, Makhachkala, 2002;
81. New Materials for the History of a Georgian Costume, “Mnatobi”, N5-6, 2002;
82. Georgia and the Eastern Christian World, “Kartuli Khelovnebis Narkvevebi”, II, 2002;
83. The Blessed Virgin – a Minor Oranta in Georgian Chasing “Sakartvelos Sidzveleni”, N4-5, Tbilisi, 2003;
84. Les croix en Pierre géorgiennes et leur place dans l’art du Haut Moyen Age, ΛΑΜΠΉΔΏΝ, t. 2, Ateni, 2003;
85. About One Version of the Blessed Virgin – Hodegetria in Georgian Chasing Art, “Kartuli Khelovnebis Narkvevebi”, III, Tbilisi, 2004;
86. The Oldest Liturgical Objects in Georgia – Bronze Censers, Logos, III, 2004;
87. For the Genesis of Georgian Christian Art, “Twenty Centuries of Christianity in Georgia”, 2004;
88. About One Image of the Blessed Virgin in Georgian Chasing Art, Zograf, N30, 2004-05;
89. G. Chubinashvili and the Issues of Origins of Georgian Chasing Art, “Kartuli Khelovnebis Narkvevebi”, IV, 2005;
90. The Issue of Formation of Christian Iconography (Christmas and Epiphany Compositions on Early Medieval Georgian Reliefs), “Sakartvelos Sidzveleni”, 9, 2006;
91. Depiction of the Holy Sepulcher on the Monument of Early Medieval Georgian Art, Monuments of Culture New Discoveries Moscow Nauka, Moscow, 2006;
92. Georgian Christian Art. Stone Reliefs, Tbilisi, 2008 (co-author);
93. Early Medieval Georgian Stone Crosses, Tbilisi, 2008.   

Maia Mania, PhD, is an architectural historian best known for her writing on Georgian urban heritage and spatial patterns of historic cities and towns. She is a Chief Researcher at the George Chubinashvili National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage Preservation. She is a Professor at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts (Department of Architecture from 1987 to 2006; Faculty of Restoration/Conservation, Art History and Theory from 2006 till now).
Her principal research interests include medieval, nineteenth and twentieth century secular architecture of Tbilisi and other cities and towns of Georgia, along with the oeuvre of various architects and builders active in Georgia at different times. She is the author of the books European Architects in Tbilisi (2006), Tbilisi Geophysical Observatory: History and Architecture (2010), Dusheti: Urban and Architectural Heritage (2016) and German Architects in Tbilisi ( 2018).  She has also written and contributed to several architectural guidebooks for Tbilisi.

1. The Relationship of the Main Elements of Urban Structure (House, Courtyard, Square, Street). The Annals of the Georgian Academy of Fine Arts, Tbilisi, 1983;
2. Transformation of Tbilisi’s Courtyard. The Journal of the Georgian Art, Tbilisi, 1984;
3. What Makes the Architectural Character of Historical Tbilisi, Journal of the Friends of the Monuments of Culture, “Dzeglis Megobari”, Tbilisi, 1985;
4. Courtyard as One of the Main Elements of Context of Old Tbilisi, Journal of the Georgian Academy of Science “Matsne”, Tbilisi, 1989;
5. An Unknown Sketch of Old Tbilisi View, The Journal of Literature and Art, #2, Tbilisi, 1998;
6. Annotations for Secular Buildings in the Book of M. Bulia, M. Janjalia, Tbilisi, Tbilisi, 2002;
7. The Cellars of Old Tbilisi, Georgian Antiquates # 3, 2003 , pp. 150-167;
8. Joseph Baulig, Maia Mania, Hans Mildenberger, Karl Ziegler, Architekturfűrer Tbilisi, Landeshauptstadt Saarbrűcken, 2004;
9. To the History of One Caravanserai in Tbilisi “Shuabazari” , Georgian Antiquities, # 7-8, 2005, pp. 337-353;
10. Transfiguration Monastic Complex on the “Metekhi Hill”–Attempt of Dating the Structures, Georgian Antiquities, N9, 2006, pp. 135-159;
11. European Architects in Tbilisi, Tbilisi, 2006;
12. To the History of Tbileli’s Caravanserai, Georgian Antiquities, N10, 2007, pp. 148-189;
13. Architectural Walks of Old Tbilisi, Tbilisi, 2008;
14. Gentle Urban Regeneration and Old Tbilisi Rehabilitation, Proceedings of the Symposium at Goethe-Institute Georgien, Tbilisi, 2009;
15. Tbilisi – a Unique System of Houses with Courtyards, Conference Materials, Urban Heritage Preservation: Identity and Spirit of Old Tbilisi, Tbilisi, June 3-6, 2010, pp. 9-15;
16. Tbilisi Geophysical Observatory – History and Architecture, Tbilisi, 2010;
17. Art Nouveau Architectural Heritage Close to Mtskheta – Karsani Magnetic Observatory, Ars Georgica, B, 2010 , http://georgianart.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=&ed=7 ;
18. Old House in Avlevi Lane and Its Surroundings, Georgian Antiquities, N14, 2010, pp. 205-230;
19. Tsikhisubani – Loosing the Values of Old Tbilisi, Ars Georgica, B, 2010, http://georgianart.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=139%3A2013-01-1-12-44-43&catid=42%3A2010-12-03-16-05-33&Itemid=91&lang=ka ;
20. Specificity of Old Tbilisi Urban Structure, Krantai, N2, 2012, pp. 32-35 http://www.kranturedakcija.lt/app/webroot/files/KR20122-32-35-Mania.pdf ;
21. Tsikhisubani – Loosing the Values of Old Tbilisi, Georgian Antiquities, N15, 2012, pp. 412-456;
22. Modernism in the Architecture of Tbilisi, Georgian Antiquities, N16, 2013, pp. 237-259;
23. Batumi Intourist – an Outstanding Example of Postconstuctivism, Proceedings of the International Conference “Batumi – Past and Present”, Batumi Rustaveli State University, Berdzenishvili Institute, Batumi, 1-2 September, 2013, pp. 318-333;
24. St Panteleimon Monastery in Abastumani, Encyclopedia of Patriarchate of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2013;
25. Nunnery of Abastumani, in the Book: The Akhaltsikhe and Tao-Klarjeti Eparchy, Tbilisi, 2013, pp. 392-399 (in Georgian);
26. Theodor von Heider-Borovsky – Creator of Dusheti City, Georgian Antiquities, 2014, pp. 277-295;
27. Darbazi of the Officials in Dusheti, Georgian Antiquities, N18, 2015, pp. 79-97;
28. Research of Dusheti Urban and Architectural Heritage as Basis for Its Future Development, Abstract Volume of 8^th International Policy Forum on Urban Growth and Conservation in Euro-Asian Corridor, Tehran-Hamadan Conference, 2015, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2-3 October, 2015, p. 24;
29. Dusheti Urban and Architectural Heritage, Tbilisi, 2016;
30. Architect Paul Stern and the late 19th century Tbilisi, Ancient Art Today, National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia, N8, 2017, pp. 3-19;
31. German Architects in Tbilisi, Tbilisi, 2018;
32. Tbilisi’s Architecture: A History, Tbilisi Preserving a Historic City, A Report by SAVE Europe’s Heritage, 2019, pp. 26-29.