Prisse d'Avennes: Egyptian Art

Prisse d'Avennes: Egyptian Art

Treasures of the Nile
The Egyptian explorations of Ã‰mile Prisse dâ€™Avennes

A lifelong devotee of ancient Egyptian and Oriental culture, the French author, artist, and scholar Achille-Constant-ThÃ©odore-Ã‰mile Prisse dâ€™Avennes (1807â€“1879) is famed as one of the most influential Egyptologists, long before the discipline was even properly established.

Prisse first embarked on his explorations in 1836, documenting sites throughout the Nile Valley, often under his Egyptian pseudonym, Edris Effendi. Prisseâ€™s first publication of notes, drawings, and squeezes (a kind of frottage) came in the form of Les Monuments Ã©gyptiens, a modest collection of 51 plates, but one met with considerable acclaim in popular and intellectual circles. Encouraged by his success, Prisse returned to Egypt in the late 1850s to expand his work into the collection Lâ€™Histoire de lâ€™art Ã©gyptienâ€•together with his first volume, these two tomes make up a truly complete survey of Egyptian art.

His albums cover architecture, drawing, sculpture, painting, and industrial or minor arts, with sections, plans, architectural details, and surface decoration all documented with utmost sensitivity and accuracy. Even when compared to the products of the great state-sponsored expeditions to Egypt of this period, Prisseâ€™s compendium remains the largest, single-handed illustrated record of Egyptian art in existence.

Discover the complete collection of Prisseâ€™s unsurpassed illustrations in a visual and archaeological feast of symmetry and complexity. Once exclusively available as an XL-sized title, this Bibliotheca Universalis edition captures all the mystery and opulence of Prisseâ€™s groundbreaking collection in an affordable, compact format. About the series:
Bibliotheca Universalisâ€•Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price!
Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing. Bibliotheca Universalis brings together more than 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia.
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Text in English, French, and German

Country	USA
Author	Salima Ikram
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9783836565004
Edition	Multilingual
ISBN	3836565005
Label	TASCHEN
Manufacturer	TASCHEN
MPN	9783836565004
NumberOfPages	600
PartNumber	9783836565004
PublicationDate	2018-03-31
Publisher	TASCHEN
Studio	TASCHEN
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Prisse d'Avennes: Egyptian Art

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