PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant Théodore Émile (1807-1879). La Décoration Arabe. Paris: J. Savoy, 1885.
2o (390 x 290 mm). 110 numbered mostly chromolithographic plates, several double plates and numbered as 2 plates, by Daumont, Bauer, Leveil, and Lemercier. Contemporary red quarter morocco, sprinkled boards (extremeties lightly rubbed).
FIRST EDITION of this unique 19th-century account of Arabic art. Émile Prisse, a French engineer, architect and archaeologist. He devoted many years to researching Arabic culture and styles, and he spent a number of years in Egypt after his arrival in 1827. This work includes his masterful portrayals of Arabic customs, architecture and the arts.
PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant Théodore Émile (1807-1879). La Décoration Arabe. Paris: J. Savoy, 1885.
2o (390 x 290 mm). 110 numbered mostly chromolithographic plates, several double plates and numbered as 2 plates, by Daumont, Bauer, Leveil, and Lemercier. Contemporary red quarter morocco, sprinkled boards (extremeties lightly rubbed).
FIRST EDITION of this unique 19th-century account of Arabic art. Émile Prisse, a French engineer, architect and archaeologist. He devoted many years to researching Arabic culture and styles, and he spent a number of years in Egypt after his arrival in 1827. This work includes his masterful portrayals of Arabic customs, architecture and the arts.
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