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An Armenian artist in Ottoman Egypt : Yuhanna al-Armani and his Coptic icons / Magdi Guirguis ; photographs by Nabil Mankabadi.

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An Armenian artist in Ottoman Egypt : Yuhanna al-Armani and his Coptic icons / Magdi Guirguis ; photographs by Nabil Mankabadi.
Author
Jirjis, Majdī.
Publication
Cairo : New York American University in Cairo Press, 2008.

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Mankabadi, Nabil.
Description
xii, 131 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
"Drawing on deeds relating to Yuhanna al-Armani and other members of his social network, Magdi Guirguis offers a fascinating glimpse into the ways of life of urban dwellers in eighteenth century Cairo, at a time when a civilian elite had reached a high level of prominence and wealth. Illustrated with 28 full-color reproductions of al-Armani's icons, An Armenian Artist in Ottoman Egypt is a rich and compelling window on Cairene social history that will interest students and scholars of art history, Coptic studies, or Ottoman history."--Jacket.
Uniform Title
University press scholarship online.
Subject
  • Yuhanna, al-Armani
  • Icons, Armenian > Egypt > 18th century
  • Icon painting > Egypt > History > 18th century
  • Icons > Egypt > History > 18th century
  • Armenians > Egypt
  • Coptic icons
  • Icons, Armenian > Cairo
  • Icon painting > Egypt > History
  • Armenians > Egypt > History
  • Egypt > Intellectual life > 18th century
  • Cairo (Egypt) > Intellectual life
  • Egypt > Civilization > 638-1798
Note
  • "A Friends of Armenian Culture Edition."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-121) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction / Nelly Hanna -- The background -- Icon-painting in eighteenth-century Egypt -- Egyptian icons before Yuhanna al-Armani -- The Armenian community in Egypt -- A biographical sketch of Yuhanna al-Armani -- The known works of Yuhanna al-Armani -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Summary of the inheritance of Farisiniya, Yuhanna al-Armani's first wife -- Appendix 2. Probate document of Yuhanna al-Armani -- Appendix 3. The inheritance of Yuhanna al-Armani.
ISBN
  • 9789774161520
  • 9774161521
OCLC
181138736
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library