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ART & ARCHITECTURE/ AFRICA
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Eastern Christian Worlds, by Mahmoud Zibawi; Preface by Olivier Clement; Translated by Madeleine M. Beaumont
This stunning book takes the reader on a journey to spiritual galaxies that have been too long neglected,the Churches of the Middle East - Syria, Armenia, Egypt, and Ethiopia. With many illustrations of icons that have been seen before. 272pp Hardcover
LIMITED SUPPLY - Original Price $100.00
Price: $85.00
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Interactions: Artistic Interchange Between the Eastern and Western Worlds in the Medieval Period, Edited by Colum Hourihane
The medieval world does not end in Western Europe, and within the last twenty or so years some of the most stimulating art-historical discoveries have been made in the Near East - this book looks at the art of these area. 352pp Paper
A Hardcover Edition is Available at $85.00.
Price: $35.00
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ART & ARCHITECTURE/ AFRICA
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Churches of Egypt: From the Journey of the Holy Family to the Present Day, by Gawdat Gabra and Gertrud J.M. van Loon; Edited by Carolyn Ludwig; Photographs by Sherif Sonbol
A stunning visual tour of Egypt's churches - 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. 368pp Hardcover
Price: $60.00
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Coptic Art Revealed, Edited by Nadja Tomoum
This superbly illustrated volume sheds light on the splendid artifacts produced during the Coptic era and celebrates the Copts' remarkable contribution to Egypt's rich cultural heritage. 240pp Hardcover
Publications Due September 2011.
Price: $35.00
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Coptic Monasteries: Egypt's Monastic Art and Architecture, by Gawdat Gabra
A unique and invaluable historical record, this book takes the reader on a tour of Egypt's best preserved and most significant Coptic monasteries and religious sites, providing an armchair trip back in time to the roots of one of the world's oldest religions. 160pp Hardcover
Price: $30.00
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Taposiris Magna: A Temple, Fortress, and Monastery of Egypt, by Gyozo Voros
This book reveals all the discoveries of the Hungarian excavations at this remarkably protean site, including plans and reconstructions of the Greek sanctuary and the Byzantine basilica. 224pp Hardcover
Price: $40.00
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The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt 300 BC - AD 70, by Dmitry Shvidkovsky; Photographs by Yekaterina Shorban; Translated by Antony Wood
This masterful history of the monumental architecture of Alexandria, as well as of the rest of Egypt, encompasses an entire millennium - from the city's founding by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. to the years just after the Islamic conquest of A.D. 642. 416pp Paper
Price: $56.00
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The Cave Church of Paul the Hermit: At the Monastery of St. Paul in Egypt, Edited by William Lyster
The Coptic Monastery of St. Paul by the Red Sea grew up around the cave where Paul, the first Christian hermit, lived in solitude. The cave served as a shrine in late antiquity, became a church in the middle ages, and expanded again in the early modern period. This book set the history of the art in its historical context. 416pp Cloth
Price: $75.00
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