{"product_id":"prisse-davennes-by-salima-ikram-9783836565004","title":"Prisse d'Avennes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lifelong devotee of ancient Egyptian and Oriental culture, the French author, artist, and scholar \u003cb\u003eAchille-Constant-Théodore-Émile Prisse d'Avennes\u003c\/b\u003e (1807-1879) is famed as one of the most influential Egyptologists, long before the discipline was even properly established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrisse first embarked on his explorations in 1836, documenting sites throughout the Nile Valley, often under his Egyptian pseudonym, \u003cb\u003eEdris Effendi\u003c\/b\u003e. Prisse's first publication of notes, drawings, and squeezes (a kind of frottage) came in the form of \u003ci\u003eLes Monuments égyptiens\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eL'Histoire de l'art égyptien\u003c\/i\u003e—together with his first volume, these two tomes make up a truly complete survey of Egyptian art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis albums cover \u003cb\u003earchitecture, drawing, sculpture, painting, and industrial or minor arts\u003c\/b\u003e, 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, Prisse's compendium remains the largest, single-handed illustrated record of Egyptian art in existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover the complete collection of Prisse's unsurpassed illustrations in a visual and archaeological feast of symmetry and complexity. Once \u003cb\u003eexclusively available as an XL-sized title\u003c\/b\u003e, this \u003ci\u003eBibliotheca Universalis\u003c\/i\u003e edition captures all the mystery and opulence of Prisse's groundbreaking collection in an affordable, compact format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597538541804,"sku":"9783836565004","price":61.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783836565004-prisse-d-avennes.jpg?v=1777956552","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/prisse-davennes-by-salima-ikram-9783836565004","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}