In Nuskhuri manuscripts , Asomtavruli are used for titles and illuminated capitals . The latter was used at the beginnings of paragraphs which started new sections of text . In the early stages of the development of Nuskhuri texts , Asomtavruli letters was not elaborate and was distinguished principally by size and sometimes by being written in cinnabar ink . Later , from the 10th century , the letters was illuminated . The style of Asomtavruli capitals can be used to identify the era of a text . For example , in the Georgian manuscripts of the Byzantine era , when the styles of the Byzantine Empire influenced Kingdom of Georgia , capitals was illuminated with images of birds and other animals .