Prisse d'Avennes. Egyptian Art [Hardcover]

A lifelong devotee of ancient Egyptian and Oriental culture, the French author, artist, and scholarAchille-Constant-Th?odore-?mile Prisse dAvennes(18071879) is famed as one of themost 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 hisEgyptian pseudonym, Edris Effendi. Prisses first publication of notes, drawings, and squeezes (a kind of frottage) came in the form ofLes Monuments ?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 collectionLHistoire de lart ?gyptientogether with his first volume, these two tomes make upa truly complete survey of Egyptian art.

His albums coverarchitecture, 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,Prisses compendium remains the largest, single-handed illustrated record of Egyptian art in existence.

Discover thecomplete collection of Prisses unsurpassed illustrationsin a visual and archaeological feast of symmetry and complexity. Onceexclusively available as an XL-sized title, thisBibliotheca Universalisedition captures all the mystery and opulence of Prisses groundbreaking collection in an affordable, compact format.