Christian Pages of Egypt: Coptic Manuscripts. - Lot 148

Christian Pages of Egypt: Coptic Manuscripts. Edited by Anne Boud'hors. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, 2009. Large quarto, illustrated paperback. A catalog published in conjunction with the exhibition dedicated to the Coptic manuscripts held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The volume presents nearly two centuries of research on Christian texts from Egypt and offers a remarkable overview of Coptic manuscript production from the 4th to the 19th century. Richly illustrated in color, it reproduces Gospel books, liturgical texts, illuminated manuscripts, and historical documents that attest to the importance of the Coptic tradition in the history of Eastern Christianity.