02867cam a2200445Ia 450000100070000000500170000700800410002403500230006504000850008802000150017302000180018803500380020604300120024405000230025608200110027910000190029024501190030925000390042826000690046730000430053650002470057950400640082650503390089052005760122965000300180561000350183565000310187065000240190165000270192565000180195261000390197065000360200965000380204565000280208365000200211165000190213165100170215070000280216777602260219510266920230410124126.0070119s2006    ua ab    b    001 0 eng d  a(OCoLC)ocm84386468  aN15cN15dBAKERdYDXCPdMKNdLVBdBTCTAdLMRdLEILAdDIVdJYJdNLGGCdOCLCAdA7U  a977424933X  a9789774249334  a(OCoLC)84386468z(OCoLC)144536476  af-et---14aN 7382bG117t 200600a709.321 aGabra, Gawdat.14aThe treasures of Coptic art in the Coptic Museum and churches of Old Cairo /cGawdat Gabra, Marianne Eaton-Krauss.  aSupreme Council of Antiquities ed.  aCairo ;aNew York :bAmerican University in Cairo Press,c[2006]  axvi, 283 p. :bcol. ill, map ;c34 cm.  a"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.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index.0 aHistory 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.1 a"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. 0aCoptic artzEgyptzCairo.20aMathaf al-Qibti (Cairo, Egypt) 0aArt museumszEgyptzCairo. 4aArte coptozEgipto. 4aArte cristianozEgipto 4aArte egipcio.26aMathaf al-Qibti (Le Caire, Egypte) 6aArt coptezâEgyptezLe Caire. 6aArtxMuseeszâEgyptezLe Caire.17aBeeldende kunsten.2gtt17aBouwkunst.2gtt17aKoptisch.2gtt 7aEgypte.2gtt1 aEaton-Krauss, Marianne.08iOnline version:aGabra, Gawdat.tTreasures of Coptic art in the Coptic Museum and churches of Old Cairo.bSupreme Council of Antiquities ed.dCairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, [2006]w(OCoLC)608166885