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Émile Prisse d'Avennes - Arabesques; applications de découpures en papier (fin du XVIIIe. siècle)

Arabesques; applications de découpures en papier (fin du XVIIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
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Émile Prisse d'Avennes

Achille-Constant-Théodore-Émile Prisse d'Avennes was a French archaeologist, Egyptologist, architect and writer.

Prisse d'Avennes was born in Avesnes-sur-Helpe, France, on 27 January 1807, to a noble family of French origin. After the early death of his father in 1814, on the guidance of his grandfather he enrolled at college a year later to train for a career within the legal profession. Prisse d'Avennes decided to become an archaeologist in 1836 after a period teaching at the infantry school in Damietta.

In 1827 when he reached Egypt, he was hired by the viceroy of Egypt, Muhammad Ali Pasha, as a civil engineer. He spent many years living as an Egyptian, adopting the name Idriss-effendi, learning to speak Arabic and practicing Islam. He stated that adopting Egyptian culture resulted in a greater understanding of Egyptian society and people.

In 1848, he contributed 30 lithograph images depicting the people living on the Nile Valley to a costume book titled Oriental Album written by James Augustus St. John who was a British author and traveler.

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Architecture; ornementation des plafonds; (Memphis & Thèbes — XVIIIe. à XXXe. dynasties) (1878)

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Peinture; retour du chasseur en barque (Béni-Haçen — XIIe. dynastie)

Peinture; retour du chasseur en barque (Béni-Haçen — XIIe. dynastie) (1878)

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Arabesques; mosquée d’El-Bordeyny; frises et bordures des petites chambres (XVIIe. siècle)

Arabesques; mosquée d’El-Bordeyny; frises et bordures des petites chambres (XVIIe. siècle) (1877)

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Art industriel; tissus et broderies (grandeur d’exécution)

Art industriel; tissus et broderies (grandeur d’exécution) (1878)

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Arabesques; faïences murales; du tékyeh des derwiches (XVIIe. siècle); 2

Arabesques; faïences murales; du tékyeh des derwiches (XVIIe. siècle); 2 (1877)

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Arabesques; grillages en bois; ensemble et fragments

Arabesques; grillages en bois; ensemble et fragments (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; Gâmá el-Seydeh Zeynab; chemsah ou vitrail en plâtre ajouré (XIVe. siècle)

Arabesques; Gâmá el-Seydeh Zeynab; chemsah ou vitrail en plâtre ajouré (XIVe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; ornementation d’un Qorân mauresque (XVIIIe. siècle); 5 & 8

Arabesques; ornementation d’un Qorân mauresque (XVIIIe. siècle); 5 & 8 (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Architecture; élévation d’un pylone et plan d’une habitation, d’après le bas-reliefs

Architecture; élévation d’un pylone et plan d’une habitation, d’après le bas-reliefs (1878)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; fragments d’ornementation d’un Qoran du tombeau de soultan el-Ghoury (XVIe. siècle); 5

Arabesques; fragments d’ornementation d’un Qoran du tombeau de soultan el-Ghoury (XVIe. siècle); 5 (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; faïences murales de Qasr Rodoun (XVIe. siècle); 2

Arabesques; faïences murales de Qasr Rodoun (XVIe. siècle); 2 (1877)

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Arabesques; étoffe de tenture (XIIe. siècle)

Arabesques; étoffe de tenture (XIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Peinture; portrait du prince Mantouhichopchf, fils de Ramsès-Meïamoun (XIXe. dynastie)

Peinture; portrait du prince Mantouhichopchf, fils de Ramsès-Meïamoun (XIXe. dynastie) (1878)

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Mosquée d’El-Bordeyny; détails du grand plafond

Mosquée d’El-Bordeyny; détails du grand plafond (1877)

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Art industriel; vases en or émaillé (XIXe. et XXe. dynasties).

Art industriel; vases en or émaillé (XIXe. et XXe. dynasties). (1878)

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