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Émile Prisse d'Avennes - Arabesques; mosquée d’El Nesfy-Qeyçoun; détails d’ornementation du mimbar (XIVe. siècle); 3

Arabesques; mosquée d’El Nesfy-Qeyçoun; détails d’ornementation du mimbar (XIVe. siècle); 3 (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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Arabesques; plateau en cuivre étamé; tablette du soultan Barqouq (XVIe. siècle)

Arabesques; plateau en cuivre étamé; tablette du soultan Barqouq (XVIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Mosquée d’El-Bordeyny; détails du grand plafond

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

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

Arabesques; Gâmá el-Achrafîeh; chemsah ou vitrail en plâtre ajouré (XVe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Une caravan en marche; illustrations des Séances de Hariry (XIIIe. siècle)

Une caravan en marche; illustrations des Séances de Hariry (XIIIe. siècle) (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)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Assemblage de mosaïques, fragments de revêtements & de pavements divers (du XVe. au XVIIIe. siècle)

Assemblage de mosaïques, fragments de revêtements & de pavements divers (du XVe. au XVIIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; miroirs a main en métail, revers

Arabesques; miroirs a main en métail, revers (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; frontispice & détails d’un Qorân arabe (XVIIe. siècle); 1

Arabesques; frontispice & détails d’un Qorân arabe (XVIIe. siècle); 1 (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; grillages en bois tourné; ensembles et détails de fenêtres

Arabesques; grillages en bois tourné; ensembles et détails de fenêtres (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Mosquée d’El-Bordeyny; développement de la mosaïque du mihrab

Mosquée d’El-Bordeyny; développement de la mosaïque du mihrab (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; faïences murales; du tékyeh des derwiches (XVIIe. siècle); 2

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

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; incrustations en stuc sur pierre (du XVIe. au XVIIIe. siècle)

Arabesques; incrustations en stuc sur pierre (du XVIe. au XVIIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; étoffe de soie; conservée à Toulouse (XIVe. siècle)

Arabesques; étoffe de soie; conservée à Toulouse (XIVe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; ornementation d’un Qoran du tombeau de soultan el-Ghoury (XVIe. siècle); 1

Arabesques; ornementation d’un Qoran du tombeau de soultan el-Ghoury (XVIe. siècle); 1 (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; faïences murales; du tékyeh des derwiches (XVIIe. siècle)

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

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