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Émile Prisse d'Avennes - Arabesques; tékyeh des derwiches; tympan et bordure d’une arcade en faïence emaillée (XVIIe. siècle)

Arabesques; tékyeh des derwiches; tympan et bordure d’une arcade en faïence emaillée (XVIIe. 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)
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)
Parallèle de dômes

Parallèle de dômes (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; armure de tête de cheval

Arabesques; armure de tête de cheval (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; grillages en bois; ensemble et fragments

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

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; détails d’une porte de la mosquée d’el-Khanqah (XVIIIe. siècle)

Arabesques; détails d’une porte de la mosquée d’el-Khanqah (XVIIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Mosquée cathédrale de Qous; ensemble et détails du mimbar (XIIe. siècle)

Mosquée cathédrale de Qous; ensemble et détails du mimbar (XIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; mosquée de Sy-Saryeh; ventail d’un volet, ventail d’une armoire (XVIe. siècle)

Arabesques; mosquée de Sy-Saryeh; ventail d’un volet, ventail d’une armoire (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)
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; étoffe conservée au musée ‘Utrecht (XIVe. siècle)

Arabesques; étoffe conservée au musée ‘Utrecht (XIVe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; porte du sibyl d’Abd-el-Rahman Kyahya (XVIIIe. siècle)

Arabesques; porte du sibyl d’Abd-el-Rahman Kyahya (XVIIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; mosquée de soultan Barqouq; lampe en verre émaillé (XIVe. siècle)

Arabesques; mosquée de soultan Barqouq; lampe en verre émaillé (XIVe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; heurtoirs et tirants de portes de diverses époques

Arabesques; heurtoirs et tirants de portes de diverses époques (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; pages jumelles d’un Qorân mauresque (XVIIIe. siècle); 13

Arabesques; pages jumelles d’un Qorân mauresque (XVIIIe. siècle); 13 (1877)

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