- Paperback - Number of Pages: 336 pages
- Dimensions: 250 x 305 x 30mm - 2,182g
- Publication date: 01 Mar 2017
- Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
- Publication City/Country: Cairo, Egypt
- Language: English
Gawdat Gabra is the former director of the Coptic Museum and the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books on the history and culture of Egyptian Christianity, including The Treasures of Coptic Art (AUC Press, 2006) and The Churches of Egypt (AUC Press, 2007). He is currently visiting professor of Coptic studies at Claremont Graduate University, California.Gertrud J.M. van Loon specializes in Coptic art and archaeology. She holds a PhD from Leiden University. She is currently a fellow at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. She is the coauthor of The Churches of Egypt (AUC Press, 2007).Stefan Reif is professor emeritus of medieval Hebrew studies and fellow of St John's College at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of many books and articles, including most recently A Jewish Archive from Old Cairo, Problems with Prayers, and Charles Taylor and the Genizah Collection.Tarek Swelim earned his PhD in Islamic art and architecture from Harvard University. He has taught at the...