The Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and some Neighbouring Countries
| Name of text: | The Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and some Neighbouring Countries |
| Author of text: | Abu Salih |
| Date of text: | early thirteenth century |
| Date of person in text: | twelfth to thirteenth century |
| Name of structure in text: | S. Pachomius |
| Type of structure in text: | Church |
| Date of structure in text | |
| Century of structure 1: | |
| Century of structure 2: | |
| Country in text: | Egypt |
| Region in text: | Qina |
| City in text: | Fa’u, now in Dashna |
| Specific place of mosaic in text: | Walls |
| Description of mosaic in text: | All the pictures in this church were composed of tessellae of glass, gilded and coloured; and its pillars were of marble; but it was wrecked by Al-Hakim [985-1021]. |
| Mosaic date in text: | |
| Tesserae silver mentioned in text? | |
| Tesserae gold mentioned in text? | Yes |
| Colour descriptions in text: | |
| Bibliography: | Abu Salih, the Armenian, The Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and some Neighbouring Countries, trans. by B. T. A. Evetts (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1895), p. 282 |
| URLs: | |
| Comments: |