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Émile Prisse d'Avennes - 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)
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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; 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)
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; armure de tête de cheval

Arabesques; armure de tête de cheval (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Écritoire du soultan Bahrite Schâban; détails (XIVe. siècle); 1

Écritoire du soultan Bahrite Schâban; détails (XIVe. siècle); 1 (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Mosquée d’El Bordeyny; intérieur de la salle principale (XVIIe. siècle)

Mosquée d’El Bordeyny; intérieur de la salle principale (XVIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; faïences murales; bordeures (XVIe. siècle)

Arabesques; faïences murales; bordeures (XVIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; colonnes et piliers, ensembles et détails

Arabesques; colonnes et piliers, ensembles et détails (1877)

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

Parallèle de dômes (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)
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; vase en bronze damasquiné, orné de martichores

Arabesques; vase en bronze damasquiné, orné de martichores (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; mosquée de Qeyçoun, décoration des fenêtres à l’intérieur (XIVe. siècle)

Arabesques; mosquée de Qeyçoun, décoration des fenêtres à l’intérieur (XIVe. 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; panneau ovoïde de faïence (1)

Arabesques; panneau ovoïde de faïence (1) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Dernière page d’un Qorân de la mosquée de soultan Barqouq (fin du XIVe. siècle)

Dernière page d’un Qorân de la mosquée de soultan Barqouq (fin du XIVe. siècle) (1877)

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