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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Gabra, Gawdat. Treasures of Coptic art in the Coptic Museum and churches of Old Cairo. Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, [2006] (OCoLC)608166885 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Gawdat Gabra; Marianne Eaton-Krauss |
| ISBN: | 977424933X 9789774249334 |
| OCLC Number: | 84386468 |
| Notes: | "This book appears in conjunction with the reopening of the renovated and reinstalled Coptic Museum by Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt, on June 25, 2006, following a lengthy closure in the aftermath of the 1992 earthquake."--Preface, p. ix. |
| Description: | xvi, 283 p. : col. ill, map ; 34 cm. |
| Contents: | History of the Coptic Museum -- Pagan art and Coptic art -- Nilotica -- Pharaonic elements in Coptic art and architecture -- Egyptian monasticism -- Old Testament themes -- Glorification of the holy virgin -- Pilgrimage -- Writing -- The Nag Hammadi library -- Articles of daily life -- Burials -- The church -- Churches of Old Cairo. |
| Responsibility: | Gawdat Gabra, Marianne Eaton-Krauss. |
Abstract:
"Egypt's Coptic Church is one of the oldest in the world, with a cultural tradition dating back two millennia, during which time churches have been built and a variety of distinctive art forms have flourished. The world's largest and most exquisite collection of Coptic artifacts is now housed in the Coptic Museum, founded in Old Cairo in 1908. Here for the first time, in this lavishly illustrated book, more than 130 of the greatest treasures of the Coptic Museum have been beautifully photographed to present an overview of this rich artistic heritage."--BOOK JACKET.
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