INTRODUCTION: COPTIC ART

by Isis Zaki
translated by Rachel James

Coptic art is the art of the indigenous people of Egypt after the great Pharaonic civilisation.
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COPTIC ART

by Myriam Lynn Makram Salib Bestowrous

There is an essential problem with an introduction to any art; that art is something bounded and contained. This is the problem that arises now with an art tradition that has spanned centuries and has been the product of conflict and reinvention. It would be a disservice to just give an account of styles of line or architecture and not pay homage to the variety and scope that not only exist for art, but specifically Coptic art.
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