The treasures of Coptic art; in the Coptic museum and churches of old Cairo

Reference & Research Book News, August, 2008

The treasures of Coptic art; in the Coptic museum and churches of old Cairo.

Gabra, Gawdat and Marianne Easton-Krauss.

American U. in Cairo Press

2008

283 pages

$49.95

Hardcover

N7382

Published to commemorate the re-opening of the Coptic Museum in Cairo in 2006, this book offers a survey of the sacred and secular arts and the church architecture of Coptic Christianity in Egypt. Published in an oversized format (10x13.5"), the volume is filled with full-page, 2-page and smaller color plates of the works and buildings described. Carved wooden altars, painted cramic jugs, examples of the Nag Hammadi Library, medieval painted manuscript pages, icons, and sculpture are among the works described. This is a substantial introduction to a lesser-known topic of art and architectural history. Distributed in the US by International Publishers Marketing (IPM).

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