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Émile Prisse d'Avennes - Arabesques; mosquée cathédrale de Qous; décoration en faïence (XVIe. siècle)

Arabesques; mosquée cathédrale de Qous; décoration en faïence (XVIe. 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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Khosné Ahmed el Bordeyny

Khosné Ahmed el Bordeyny (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Mosquée cathédrale de Qous; ornementation du mimbar – assemblage arbitraire (XIIe. siècle); 2

Mosquée cathédrale de Qous; ornementation du mimbar – assemblage arbitraire (XIIe. siècle); 2 (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Maison Sidi Youçouf Adami; chambre de la nourrice

Maison Sidi Youçouf Adami; chambre de la nourrice (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Parallèle de minarets; M. Naçeriyéy; M. El-Bordeyny (XVe. & XVIIe. siècles)

Parallèle de minarets; M. Naçeriyéy; M. El-Bordeyny (XVe. & XVIIe. siècles) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; lambris du tombeau de Barsabay, détails des mosaïques

Arabesques; lambris du tombeau de Barsabay, détails des mosaïques (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; plateau en laiton (XVIe. siècle)

Arabesques; plateau en laiton (XVIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; faïences murales de la mosquée d’Ibrahym Agha (XVIe. siècle); 2

Arabesques; faïences murales de la mosquée d’Ibrahym Agha (XVIe. siècle); 2 (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Mosquée cathédrale de Qous; détails du mimbar – assemblage arbitraire (XIIe. siècle); 5

Mosquée cathédrale de Qous; détails du mimbar – assemblage arbitraire (XIIe. siècle); 5 (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; fragment d’une étoffe; conservée dans l’église de Nivelles (XIVe. siècle)

Arabesques; fragment d’une étoffe; conservée dans l’église de Nivelles (XIVe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Mosquée de Thelay Abou-Rézyq; détails du mimbar (XVe. siècle); 1

Mosquée de Thelay Abou-Rézyq; détails du mimbar (XVe. siècle); 1 (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Mosquée de Qaytbay; élévations du mimbar-porte (XVe. siècle)

Mosquée de Qaytbay; élévations du mimbar-porte (XVe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Mosquée de Qaouâm el-Dyn; détails du tombeau

Mosquée de Qaouâm el-Dyn; détails du tombeau (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; Heitha; tenture de revêtement des lambris (XVIIIe. siècle)

Arabesques; Heitha; tenture de revêtement des lambris (XVIIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; faïences murales; panneau représentant la kaabah et ses alentours (XVIe. siècle)

Arabesques; faïences murales; panneau représentant la kaabah et ses alentours (XVIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Séances de Hariry; encadrement du frontispice (XIIIe. siècle)

Séances de Hariry; encadrement du frontispice (XIIIe. siècle) (1877)

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