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Émile Prisse d'Avennes - Mosquée cathédrale de Qous; détails du mimbar (XIIe. siècle); 6

Mosquée cathédrale de Qous; détails du mimbar (XIIe. siècle); 6 (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; faïences murales du kiosque de Mahou Bey (XVIe. siècle)

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Arabesques; Beyt el-Emir; ensemble et détails d’une petite porte (XVIe. siècle) (1877)

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Maison Sidi Youçouf Adami; chambre de la nourrice

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

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Arabesques; plateau en laiton (XVIe. siècle)

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

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Arabesques. Incrustations en stuc sur marbre blanc (du XVIe. siècle au XVIIIe.)

Arabesques. Incrustations en stuc sur marbre blanc (du XVIe. siècle au XVIIIe.) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Mobilier de soultan Mohammed ben Qalaoûn; coffret et plat damasquinés (XIVe. siècle)

Mobilier de soultan Mohammed ben Qalaoûn; coffret et plat damasquinés (XIVe. siècle) (1877)

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Arabesques; grillages en bois; ensemble et fragments

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

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

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

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Arabesques; armes de Toman-Bay; ensembles et détails (XVe. siècle)

Arabesques; armes de Toman-Bay; ensembles et détails (XVe. siècle) (1877)

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Écritoire du soultan Bahrite Schâban; ensemble et détails (XIVe. siècle); 2

Écritoire du soultan Bahrite Schâban; ensemble et détails (XIVe. siècle); 2 (1877)

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Arabesques; mosquée de Qaouâm el-Dyn; frises et rosace en marbre (XVIIIe. siècle) (1877)

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