Monastic Visions: Wall Paintings in the Monastery of St. Antony at the Red Sea Sketchbooks & Notebooks as those at Alexandria called

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From the NBC consultant on Vatican Affairs comes an inspiring book that challenges readers to follow Jesus and discover the rich adventure of the Christian faith

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Monastic Visions: Wall Paintings in the Monastery of St. Antony at the Red Sea Sketchbooks & Notebooks as those at Alexandria calledAn ancient church in the Coptic Monastery of St Antony at the Red Sea contains a unique cycle of 13th century wall paintings. They constitute by far the most complete and best preserved iconographic programme of Christian paintings to come from medieval Egypt. Ignored for centuries because they were covered with soot and overpainting, these compelling images have recently undergone conservation. This volume reproduces the cleaned paintings. It also