Libois, Charles Monumenta Proximi-Orientis. V. Egypte (1591-1699) Published by Institutum Historicum Societatis Iesu, Roma, 2002. First Edition
Hard cover, 593pp. In red cloth binding with gold lettering to spine. With original paper wraps bound in. Editorial text is in French, with documents in French, Italian and Latin. Condition: Near Fine. ** A collection of source materials (letters etc) on Jesuit missions in Egypt from 1591 to 1699. The Egyptian Coptic Christians are the largest Christian community in the Arab world. It is traditionally believed that the apostle Saint Mark founded the Coptic Church Egypt in the 1st century.

Ref: RELI 7270

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