Author: Gawdat GabraPublisher: American University in Cairo Press
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
A full-color guide to one of Egypt?'s leading museums
Coptic Museum
Author: Gawdat GabraPublisher: American University in Cairo Press
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
A full-color guide to one of Egypt?'s leading museums
The Ancient Coptic Churches of Egypt
Author: Alfred Joshua ButlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian antiquities
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The History and Religious Heritage of Old Cairo
Author: Gawdat GabraPublisher:
ISBN: 9774164598
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Recipient of the 2013 PROSE Awards Architecture & Urban Planning honorable mention Just to the south of modern Cairo stands the historic enclave known as Old Cairo, which grew up in and around the Roman fortress of Babylon, and which today hosts a unique collection of monuments that attest to the shared cultural heritage of ancient Egyptians, Christians, Jews, and Muslims. In this lavishly illustrated celebration of a very special place, renowned photographer Sherif Sonbol's remarkable images of the fortress, churches, synagogue, and mosque illuminate the living fabric of the ancient and medieval stones, while Gawdat Gabra describes the history of Old Cairo from the time of the ancient Egyptians and the Romans to the founding of the first Muslim city of al-Fustat. Stefan Reif focuses on the Jewish history of the area, exploring the famous Genizah documents found in the Ben Ezra Synagogue that tell so much about everyday life in medieval Egypt. Gertrud van Loon looks at the early Coptic Christian churches, some of the oldest in the world, and Tarek Swelim describes the arrival of the Muslims in the seventh century, their establishment of al-Fustat on the edge of Old Cairo, and the building of the Mosque of 'Amr ibn al-'As, the oldest mosque in Africa.
A Silent Patriarch
Author: Daniel FanousPublisher: SPCK Publishing
ISBN: 9780881416497
Category : Patriarchs and patriarchate
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Fr Daniel Fanous details the life of Pope Kyrillos, a key figure in recent Coptic history, drawing on unpublished archival materials and documents"--
The Treasures Of Coptic Art:In The Coptic Museum And Churches Of Old Cairo
Author: Gawdat GabraPublisher: American University in Cairo Press
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
A beautiful full-color celebration of the artistic heritage of Egypt?'s Coptic tradition
The Churches of Egypt
Author: Gawdat GabraPublisher: Amer Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN: 9789774165726
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
With over 300 full-color photographs, this is the first fully illustrated book devoted to Christian houses of worship in Egypt. The text incorporates the latest research to complement the broad geographic scope covering nearly all significant Coptic sites throughout the country, from the ancient Coptic churches in Old Cairo to the churches in the monasteries of Wadi al-Natrun, the Red Sea, and Upper Egypt. Churches associated with the Holy Family's sojourn in Egypt, including Gabal al-Tayr and Dayr al-Muharraq, enrich the volume. Churches of all other Christian denominations in Egypt are also described and beautifully illustrated here. A number of Greek Orthodox churches, Evangelical Coptic, Catholic, Armenian, and Anglican churches are included. Introductory chapters on the history of Christianity in Egypt, the architecture of the Coptic Church, and Coptic wall paintings help readers to appreciate fully the great cultural, artistic, and architectural heritage of Egypt's Christians.
The Ancient Coptic Churches of Egypt
Author: Alfred J. ButlerChristian Egypt
Author: Massimo CapuaniPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
"The history of their name is a reminder that this part of the world was at the center of an unusually extensive intermixing of populations and regions. The term "Copt" is an alteration of the Greek Aigyptios (Egyptian), which became qibt in Arabic, and gradually came to designate exclusively the community that remained faithful to Christianity in spite of the expansion of Islam.".
The Ancient Coptic Churches of Egypt
Author: Alfred Joshua ButlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian antiquities
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
The Coptic Encyclopedia
Author: Aziz Suryal AtiyaPublisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
V.1. ABAD-AZAR v.2. BABI-CROS v.3. CROS-ETHI v.4. ETHI-JOHN v.5. JOHN-MUFA v.6. MUHA-PULP v.7. QAL'-ZOST v.8. Maps-Appendix Index.