Table of contents : The cover p.1 Contents p.6 Preface p.10 Introduction p.15 Chronology p.20 History of the coptic museum p.23 Pgan Art and Coptic Art p.29 Nilotica p.56 Pharaonic elements in coptic art and Architecture p.62 Old testament themes p.122 Glorification of the Holy Virgin p.130 Pilgrimage p.136 Writing p.140 The Nag Hammadi Library p.152 Articles of Daily Life p.158 Burials p.192 The church p.207 The churches of the old Cairo p.236 Glossary p.271 BibliographicNotes to the text p.273 Bibliography and Abbreviations P.275 iNDEX P.294