De Agpeya

PRINTED BY
Multicopy - Noordwijk

PUBLICATION YEAR
2020

PUBLICATION COUNTRY
Netherlands

LANGUAGE 1
Dutch/Flemish

GENRE 1
Liturgy/Prayerbooks

DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATION
The illustration of this Agpeya is very rich. It contains numerous icon-like images designed in the Neo-Coptic style. The headings and chapter titles are decorated with red geometrical shapes which merge a mixture of traditional and modern elements.

NR OF PAGES
259

KEYWORDS
Agbeya , Prayer , Breviary , Psalms , Kyrie eleison

CITATION
De Agpeya, The Agpeya. Amsterdam: Koptisch Orthodoxe Bisdom van Nederland, 2020.

IS A TRANSLATION
Yes

FORM OF PUBLICATION 1
Hardcover with ISBN

ISBN NUMBER
997-17-588601

PUBLISHED BY
Koptisch Orthodoxe Bisdom van Nederland

PUBLICATION CITY
Amsterdam

CHURCH 1
Coptic Orthodox Church

CONTENT DESCRIPTION
Dutch translation of the Coptic Prayer Book of the Hours. The Agpeya (or Agbeya) is the book of the seven Coptic canonical prayers.

GENERAL COMMENTS
Most of the illustration in the book reflects the Neo-Coptic style, which emerged in the second half of the twentieth century (established by Isaac Fanous) and now continues to develop in diaspora. The style is characterized by a high level of abstraction (as Orthodox iconography in general) which helps the viewer/worshiper focus on the beauty of the spiritual realm, rather than the beauty that can been seen through our human eyes. The name of the artist is not mentioned, but we can see the signature in Coptic on most of these images which reads "ϫⲉⲣϫⲓⲥ" ("Gerges"). This Agpeya is the third edition published by the Coptic Church in the Netherlands.