The Cave Church of Paul the Hermit
William Lyster, William ed • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300118476
The Cave Church of Paul the Hermit
William Lyster, William ed • Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 0300118473 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300118476 · 2008
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This scholarly study examines the architectural and artistic evolution of the Coptic Monastery of St. Paul, situated near the Red Sea. William Lyster provides a detailed analysis of the cave church, tracing its historical significance as the site of the first Christian hermit's seclusion and its subsequent development into a vital center of Coptic monastic life and medieval wall painting.
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