Sandals, Shoes and Other Leatherwork from the Coptic Monastery Deir El-Bachit: Analysis and Catalogue

by André J. Veldmeijer

The Coptic monastery and cemetery Deir el-Bachit stands on the hilltop of Dra' Abu el-Naga, the well-known necropolis in Qurna (West Bank, Luxor). It is the largest Coptic monastery complex preserved in Western Thebes and the first monastery that has been systematically investigated. The excavation of the monastery was started as a DFG-Project des gyptologischen Instituts der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit t Muenchen in close collaboration with the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9088900744
• ISBN13: 9789088900747
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Sidestone Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.1" x 11.4"