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Émile Prisse d'Avennes - Arabesques ; petit tapis velouté (XIVe. siècle)
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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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Art arabe; mobilier de soultan Mohammed ben Qalaoûn; flambeau et plateau d’alcarazas

Art arabe; mobilier de soultan Mohammed ben Qalaoûn; flambeau et plateau d’alcarazas (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Un chalet; illustrations des Séances de Hariry (XIIIe. siècle)

Un chalet; illustrations des Séances de Hariry (XIIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; mihrab de la mosquée de Cheykhoun; faïences murales; 2

Arabesques; mihrab de la mosquée de Cheykhoun; faïences murales; 2 (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; hôpital du Moristan; détails de poutres et de frises (XIIIe. siècle)

Arabesques; hôpital du Moristan; détails de poutres et de frises (XIIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; faïences murales d’un hanout

Arabesques; faïences murales d’un hanout (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 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; vase en bronze damasquiné, orné de martichores

Arabesques; vase en bronze damasquiné, orné de martichores (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)
Scènes diverses, tirées des Séances de Hariry (XIIIe. siècle)

Scènes diverses, tirées des Séances de Hariry (XIIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Mosquée d’El-Bordeyny; plafond & frise du dekké

Mosquée d’El-Bordeyny; plafond & frise du dekké (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Tombeau du soultan Qansou el-Ghoury; porte intérieure (XVIe. siècle)

Tombeau du soultan Qansou el-Ghoury; porte intérieure (XVIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; faïences murales du palais d’Ismayl-Bey (XVIe. siècle)

Arabesques; faïences murales du palais d’Ismayl-Bey (XVIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; mosquée de Thelay Abou-Rézyq; détails du mimbar (XVe. siècle); 2

Arabesques; mosquée de Thelay Abou-Rézyq; détails du mimbar (XVe. siècle); 2 (1877)

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