Gawdat Gabra
Dr. Gawdat Gabra (born 1947) (, Coptic: Ⲅⲁⲩⲇⲁⲧ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲁ) is a Coptologist; he finished his bachelor's degree in Egyptian Antiquities – Cairo University 1967 and PhD in Coptic Antiquities University of Münster – Germany 1978. He studied in the Institute of Egyptology of the Charles University in Prague, too.He is the former director of the Coptic Museum in Cairo (1985) and currently a visiting professor in Coptic Studies at Claremont Graduate University.
He is the author or the co-author, among other titles, of: *''Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt: Akhmim and Sohag'' (Gabra and Takla 2008) *''The Churches of Egypt: From the Journey of the Holy Family to the Present Day'' (Gabra, Van Loon, and Sonbol 2007) *''The Treasures of Coptic Art in the Coptic Museum and Churches of Old Cairo'' (Alcock and Gabra 2007) *''Coptic Monasteries: Egypt's Monastic Art and Architecture'' (Gabra and Vivian 2002) *''Christian Egypt: Coptic Art and Monuments Through Two Millennia'' (Capuani, Meinardus, Rutschowscaya and Gabra 2002) *''Icons of the Nile Valley'' (main author Zuzana Skálová. (Egyptian International Publishing Company – Longman, 1st Edition 2003, 2nd Edition 2006; *''Be Thou There: The Holy Family's Journey in Egypt'' (Gabra 2001)
Gabra also contributed the following articles to the Coptic Encyclopedia:
*"Saint Pisentius" (co-authored with C. Detlef G. Muller) *"Nabis" *"Patape" (co-authored with Rene-Georges Coquin) *"Hajir Idfu" Provided by Wikipedia
The treasures of Coptic art in the Coptic Museum and churches of old Cairo
: 283p. colour illus. 35cm. : "This book appears in conjunction with the reopening of the renovated and reinstalled Coptic Museum by Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt, on June 25, 2006, following a lengthy closure in the aftermath of the 1992 earthquake."--Preface, p. ix. : 977424933X
Coptic culture : past, present and future /
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Selected papers from a conference held May 2008 at the Coptic Orthodox Church Centre. :
xii, 238 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 26 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781935488279 :
https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/staffView?searchId=263&recPointer=0&recCount=25&searchType=0&bibId=17859301
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