Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and some Neighbouring Countries
Name of text: | Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and some Neighbouring Countries |
Author of text: | Abu Salih |
Date of text: | 1173-early 13th C |
Date of person in text: | 12th-13th century |
Name of structure in text: | Al-Qalis, Sanaa |
Type of structure in text: | church |
Date of structure in text | c. 522 |
Century of structure 1: | 6 AD |
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Country in text: | Yemen |
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City in text: | Sanaa |
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Description of mosaic in text: | Gilded and coloured glass |
Mosaic date in text: | 6 AD |
Tesserae silver mentioned in text? | Unknown |
Tesserae gold mentioned in text? | Yes |
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Bibliography: | Abu Salih, Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and some neighboring countries, trans, by B. T. A. Evetts (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1895), pp. 300-301 |
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