| Edition |
Supreme Council of Antiquities ed. |
| Description |
xvi, 283 p. : col. ill, map ; 34 cm. |
| Note |
"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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index. |
| Contents |
History of the Coptic Museum -- Pagan art and Coptic art -- Nilotica -- Pharaonic elements in Cptic 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. |
| Subject |
Coptic art -- Egypt -- Cairo.
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Mathaf al-Qibti (Cairo, Egypt)
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Art museums -- Egypt -- Cairo.
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| Added Author |
Eaton-Krauss, Marianne.
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| ISBN |
977424933X |
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9789774249334 |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 2228012 |
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