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653			_aCoptology علم القبطيات
942			_cBK _h281 _iHB3L _iHB34 _iHB3L
999			_c4416 _d4416
003			OCoLC
005			20240903133035.0
008			070119s2006 ua ab b 001 0 eng d
013			_d2006
020			_a977424933X
041			_aeng
082			_222 _a701.94820962
100			_aGawdat Gabra
245			_aThe treasures of Coptic art in the Coptic Museum and churches of Old Cairo /
260			_bThe American University in Cairo Press _aCairo _c2006
300			_a283 _c34 cm
500			_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
520			_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
630			_lEnglish
650			_aCoptic art
700			_aMarianne Eaton Krauss