Coptic Monasteries: Egypt’s Monastic Art and Architecture PDF
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Coptic Monasteries Coptic Monasteries ’ Egypt s Monastic Art and Architecture Gawdat Gabra With a historical overview by Tim Vivian The American University in Cairo Press Copyright©2002by TheAmericanUniversityinCairoPress 113ShariaKasrelAini,Cairo,Egypt 420FifthAvenue,NewYork10018 www.aucpress.com All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechani- cal, photocopying, recording, or otherwise,withouttheprior written permission ofthepublisher. DarelKutubNo.16700/01 9789774246913 3456789101112 121110090807 DesignedbyAndreaEl-Akshar/AUCPressDesignCenter PrintedinEgypt Tothememoryof LabibHabachi Indeepgratitude Contents Illustrations ix Preface xv Introduction xix Chronology xxiii Chapter1 TheCopticOrthodoxChurch 1 Chapter2 TheMonasteriesofWadial-Natrun 21 Chapter3 TheMonasteryoftheArchangelGabrielinal-Faiyum 47 Chapter4 TheMonasteriesoftheEasternDesert 55 Chapter5 TheMonasteriesofSohag 119 Chapter6 TheMonasteriesofAswan 129 Chapter7 RuinedMonasteries 139 Bibliography 147 Glossary 159 Index 163 Contents vii Illustrations Maps and Plans CopticmonasteriesinEgypt 3 Monasteryofal-Baramus 25 ChurchoftheHolyVirginMaryattheMonasteryofal-Baramus 26 ThekeepoftheMonasteryofSt.Pshoi 29 ChurchofSt.Pshoi 30 MonasteryoftheSyrians 32 ChurchoftheHolyVirginMary,MonasteryoftheSyrians 34 MonasteryofSt.Macarius 39 SanctuariesofSts.MarkandBenjamin,MonasteryofSt.Macarius 41 SanctuaryofSt.Benjamin,westwall,MonasteryofSt.Macarius 42 SanctuaryofSt.Mark,eastwall,MonasteryofSt.Macarius 42 SanctuaryofSt.Mark,westandnorthwall,MonasteryofSt.Macarius 43 SanctuaryofSt.Mark,octagon,MonasteryofSt.Macarius 43 SanctuaryofSt.Mark,octagon,MonasteryofSt.Macarius 44 ThekeepoftheMonasteryofSt.Macarius 45 MonasteryofGabriel,al-Faiyum 48 Hermitageno.44,MonasteryofGabriel,al-Faiyum 49 ChurchoftheArchangelGabriel,MonasteryofGabriel,al-Faiyum 51 OldChurch,MonasteryofSt.Antony 58 Sanctuary,MonasteryofSt.Antony 109 Cupolaofthesanctuary,MonasteryofSt.Antony 109 Sanctuary:eastwall,mainapse,MonasteryofSt.Antony 110 MonasteryofSt.Paul 112 Cavechurch,MonasteryofSt.Paul 114 SanctuaryofSt.Antony,MonasteryofSt.Paul 117 ChurchoftheMonasteryofSt.Shenute 122 ChurchoftheMonasteryofSt.Pshoi 126 ReconstructedplanoftheChurchoftheMonasteryatQubbatal-Hawa 130 Illustrations ix
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