Author: Gawdat Gabra
Publisher: 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 Gabra
Publisher: 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
Publisher: 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
Catalogue of the Footwear in the Coptic Museum (Cairo)
Author: André J. Veldmeijer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789088904714
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This catalogue presents the ancient Egyptian footwear in the collection of the Coptic Museum in Cairo. The catalogue contains detailed descriptions and measurements, photographs and drawings. Each description of a footwear category is followed by short discussions, addressing topics such as typology and dating. In addition a fairly large corpus of comparative material is presented as well, none of which has been published before. The present work will form an important resource for future study. This catalogue is one of the results of the Nuffic Tailor Made Training for the curators of the Coptic Museum in Cairo, jointly organized by the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo and the American University in Cairo in close collaboration with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Coptic Museum Authorities and the Ministry of State for Antiquities Affairs. Dr. André J. Veldmeijer is Assistant Director for Egyptology of the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo and has worked as archaeologist in Egypt since 1995 as specialist in, among others, leatherwork and footwear. He (co-)directs several projects, such as the Ancient Egyptian Leatherwork Project, which includes the Egyptian Museum Chariot Project, and the Tutankhamun Sticks & Staves Project. He has published extensively, both scientifically as popular. Dr. Salima Ikram is Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, and has worked as an archaeologist in Egypt since 1986, directing the Animal Mummy Project, and co-directing the Predynastic Gallery project, the Egyptian Museum Chariot Project, and the North Kharga Oasis Survey. Dr. Ikram has lectured and published extensively, both for children and adults.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789088904714
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This catalogue presents the ancient Egyptian footwear in the collection of the Coptic Museum in Cairo. The catalogue contains detailed descriptions and measurements, photographs and drawings. Each description of a footwear category is followed by short discussions, addressing topics such as typology and dating. In addition a fairly large corpus of comparative material is presented as well, none of which has been published before. The present work will form an important resource for future study. This catalogue is one of the results of the Nuffic Tailor Made Training for the curators of the Coptic Museum in Cairo, jointly organized by the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo and the American University in Cairo in close collaboration with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Coptic Museum Authorities and the Ministry of State for Antiquities Affairs. Dr. André J. Veldmeijer is Assistant Director for Egyptology of the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo and has worked as archaeologist in Egypt since 1995 as specialist in, among others, leatherwork and footwear. He (co-)directs several projects, such as the Ancient Egyptian Leatherwork Project, which includes the Egyptian Museum Chariot Project, and the Tutankhamun Sticks & Staves Project. He has published extensively, both scientifically as popular. Dr. Salima Ikram is Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, and has worked as an archaeologist in Egypt since 1986, directing the Animal Mummy Project, and co-directing the Predynastic Gallery project, the Egyptian Museum Chariot Project, and the North Kharga Oasis Survey. Dr. Ikram has lectured and published extensively, both for children and adults.
Transfigurations of Hellenism
Author: László Török
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047407318
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
This richly illustrated book presents a history of Egyptian late antique–early Byzantine (Coptic) art in its international stylistic, social and intellectual context.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047407318
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
This richly illustrated book presents a history of Egyptian late antique–early Byzantine (Coptic) art in its international stylistic, social and intellectual context.
The Nile
Author: John A. Shoup
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440840415
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
This book provides an avenue for students to explore the Nile—the world's longest river—and better understand its larger role in society in the past, present, and future. The Nile River has been the most important natural resource for Egyptians and other Africans who live along its shores for thousands of years, bringing life to an otherwise arid and bleak desert region. Without the Nile, civilizations in Egypt could not have achieved such success. The physical, cultural, religious, and political impacts of this mighty riverway are enormous. This one-volume encyclopedia explores a breadth of topics related to the Nile River, from ancient irrigation techniques to 19th-century exploration and from current environmental controversies to concerns regarding man-made Lake Nasser. Readers will be able to explore beyond the physical aspects of the world's longest river to achieve an understanding of the Nile River's larger role in society. After a preface and introduction that provides general background information on the source, tributaries, and mouth of the Nile, the encyclopedia presents thematic essays that cover topics such as the Nile's physical geography; history; environmental issues and controversies; culture, religion, and legend; and politics. More than 100 entries cover key individuals, specific locations, geology and structure, significant expeditions, gods and deities, and folklore related to the Nile. In addition, the work provides an appendix of primary document excerpts from explorers' journals and more recent legislation on damming as well as an appendix of place names, interesting sidebars, and a helpful chronology of key events.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440840415
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
This book provides an avenue for students to explore the Nile—the world's longest river—and better understand its larger role in society in the past, present, and future. The Nile River has been the most important natural resource for Egyptians and other Africans who live along its shores for thousands of years, bringing life to an otherwise arid and bleak desert region. Without the Nile, civilizations in Egypt could not have achieved such success. The physical, cultural, religious, and political impacts of this mighty riverway are enormous. This one-volume encyclopedia explores a breadth of topics related to the Nile River, from ancient irrigation techniques to 19th-century exploration and from current environmental controversies to concerns regarding man-made Lake Nasser. Readers will be able to explore beyond the physical aspects of the world's longest river to achieve an understanding of the Nile River's larger role in society. After a preface and introduction that provides general background information on the source, tributaries, and mouth of the Nile, the encyclopedia presents thematic essays that cover topics such as the Nile's physical geography; history; environmental issues and controversies; culture, religion, and legend; and politics. More than 100 entries cover key individuals, specific locations, geology and structure, significant expeditions, gods and deities, and folklore related to the Nile. In addition, the work provides an appendix of primary document excerpts from explorers' journals and more recent legislation on damming as well as an appendix of place names, interesting sidebars, and a helpful chronology of key events.
Thresholds of the Sacred
Author: Sharon E. J. Gerstel
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
ISBN: 9780884023111
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This collection of essays considers the development and meaning of the iconostasis, the screen used in churches to separate the sanctuary from the nave. The contributors approach the history of the icon screen from a variety of disciplines, including art history, theology, and architecture.
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
ISBN: 9780884023111
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This collection of essays considers the development and meaning of the iconostasis, the screen used in churches to separate the sanctuary from the nave. The contributors approach the history of the icon screen from a variety of disciplines, including art history, theology, and architecture.
The Nag Hammadi Library in English
Author: Marvin W. Meyer
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN: 9789004054349
Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN: 9789004054349
Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Whose Pharaohs?
Author: Donald Malcolm Reid
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520221974
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
A comprehensive history of Egyptian archeology, from the origins of the field during the Napoleonic era to World War I.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520221974
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
A comprehensive history of Egyptian archeology, from the origins of the field during the Napoleonic era to World War I.
Art of Minorities
Author: Virginie Rey
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474443788
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
How are issues related to identity representation negotiated in Middle Eastern and North African museums? Can museums provide a suitable canvas for minorities to express their voice? Can narratives change and stereotypes be broken and, if so, what kind of identities are being deployed? Against the backdrop of the revolutionary upheavals that have shaken the region in recent years, the contributors to this volume interrogate a range of case studies from across the region - examining how museums engage inclusion, diversity and the politics of minority identities. They bring to the fore the region's diversity and sketches a 'museology of disaster' in which minoritised political subjects regain visibility.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474443788
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
How are issues related to identity representation negotiated in Middle Eastern and North African museums? Can museums provide a suitable canvas for minorities to express their voice? Can narratives change and stereotypes be broken and, if so, what kind of identities are being deployed? Against the backdrop of the revolutionary upheavals that have shaken the region in recent years, the contributors to this volume interrogate a range of case studies from across the region - examining how museums engage inclusion, diversity and the politics of minority identities. They bring to the fore the region's diversity and sketches a 'museology of disaster' in which minoritised political subjects regain visibility.
Author:
Publisher: Kotobarabia.com
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Publisher: Kotobarabia.com
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
The Treasures Of Coptic Art:In The Coptic Museum And Churches Of Old Cairo
Author: Gawdat Gabra
Publisher: 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
Publisher: 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