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This report examines the first Georgian textbook of world history, published by Georgian Catholic monks at the Montauban monastery in France in 1877. Georgian historiography has unjustly overlooked this work, and no scholar in the Georgian academic community has previously attempted to study this pioneering textbook. The present work represents the first comprehensive examination of this subject. The textbook serves as the primary historical source for this report; therefore, we have employed research methods typical of historiographical studies. Methodologically, the report is grounded in historical cognition. All aspects of
the manual and related issues concerning the history of the Montauban monastery are discussed in detail. We utilized hermeneutic and discourse analysis to identify the cultural and historical context in which this textbook was written. Significant research was required to determine the author’s identity. The report explains the motivations that prompted the Montauban monastery monks to publish this textbook, as well as the circumstances that prevented it from becoming established in the educational system of the late 19th century. The significance of the 1877 Montauban textbook is considerable, particularly given that this work by Georgian Catholic monks represents the first attempt to create such literature in the Georgian language, though it was not without flaws.
While the study of textbooks is well-established in Western historiography, interest in this field has only recently emerged in Georgian academic circles. Textbook studies are important because they most tangibly reflect both the historiographic trends of their contemporary era and the historical context in which they were produced. A comprehensive study of this textbook clearly
reveals another significant contribution of Georgian Catholic figures: the publication of the first Georgian textbook of world history.