TY - BOOK AU - Gabra,Gawdat AU - Eaton-Krauss,Marianne ED - Majlis al-Ala lil-Athar (Egypt) TI - The treasures of Coptic art in the Coptic Museum and churches of Old Cairo SN - 9789774249334 AV - N7382 .G33 2006 PY - 2006///] CY - Cairo, New York PB - American University in Cairo Press KW - Mathaf al-Qibti (Le Caire, Egypte) KW - Mathaf al-Qibti (Cairo, Egypt) KW - fast KW - Art museums KW - Egypt KW - Cairo KW - Coptic art KW - Art copte KW - Egypte KW - Le Caire KW - Art KW - Musees KW - Beeldende kunsten KW - gtt KW - Bouwkunst KW - Koptisch N1 - "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 on a lengthy closure in the aftermath of the 1992 earthquake"--p. ix; Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index; History 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 ER -