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Coptic Monasteries, Egypt's Monastic Art and Architecture

Coptic Monasteries, Egypt's Monastic Art and Architecture

by Gabra Gowdat

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 142 PAGES

Former director of the Coptic Museum in Cairo, Gabra introduces the monateries of Wadi al-Natrun, al-Faiyum, Sohag and Aswan, including the remarkable monasteries of St. Antony and St. Paul in the Eastern Desert. With site plans, black-and-white plates and a 16-page section of color photographs.  (EGY235, $29.95)


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