The treasures of Coptic art in the Coptic Museum and churches of Old Cairo
By: Gawdat Gabra, Marianne Eaton-Krauss
Contributors: Eaton-Krauss, Marianne
Edition: Supreme Council of Antiquities ed
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press; AUC Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cairo; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9789774249334
Subjects: Matḥaf al-Qibṭī (Cairo, Egypt); Art, Coptic -- Egypt -- Cairo; Art museums -- Egypt -- Cairo
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

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index
Table of contents: title: History of the Coptic Museum; title: Pagan art and Coptic art; title: Nilotica; title: Pharaonic elements in Coptic art and architecture; title: Egyptian monasticism; title: Old Testament themes; title: Glorification of the holy virgin; title: Pilgrimage; title: Writing; title: The Nag Hammadi library; title: Articles of daily life; title: Burials; title: The church; title: Churches of Old Cairo