Achille-Constant-Théodore-Émile Prisse d'Avennes (27 January 1807, Avesnes-sur-Helpe – 16 February 1879, Paris) was a French archaeologist, Egyptologist, architect and writer.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Biography
editPrisse 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.[8] Prisse d'Avennes decided to become an archaeologist in 1836 after a period teaching at the infantry school in Damietta.[9]
Life in Egypt
editIn 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.[10]
Oriental Album
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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.[11][12]
Selected bibliography
edit- Arabic Art: monuments after Cairo from the 7th century to the end of the 18th century (1869-1877)(with Schmidt,C) NY public library archive retrieved GMT12:56 25.9.11[13][14][15][16]
- Arabic Decoration (1885)[17]
- Atlas of Egyptian Art, with an introduction by Maarten J. Raven, captions by Olaf E. Kaper (reedition AUC Press 2000) [18]
- Egyptian monuments, bas-reliefs, paintings, sculptures (1842) NY public library archive retrieved GMT12:51.25.9.11
- Monuments of Egypt and of the Nubie: descriptive Notices and the letters of Egypt and the Nubie retrieved 13:07GMT 24/09/2011
- Histoire de l'art égyptien d'après les monuments depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à la domination romaine par Prisse d'Avennes; ouvrage publié sous les auspices du Ministère de l'instruction publique, des cultes et des beaux-arts. Texte par P. Marchandon de La Faye ... (d'après les notes de l'auteur) Published 1878
- Histoire de l'art egyptien : d'après les monuments retrieved 12:25 24/09/11
- page.393 of text retrieved (approx') GMT13:45 24/09/11
- http://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/199006/prisse-a.portrait.htm
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ [catalogue of exhibition Visions d’Égypte Émile Prisse d’Avennes (1807–1879),Bibliothèque nationale de France] retrieved 14:44GMT 25.9.11
- ^ openlibrary retrieved 13:00GMT 24/09/2011
- ^ A-Z&person=15153 (content unused in this article) retrieved GMT 12:46 24/09/11
- ^ page 783 of Dictionary of the orientalists of French language François.Pouillon retrieved GMT 14:21 24/09/11
- ^ (content of this link is currently unused within this article) retrieved GMT 14:28 24/9/11
- ^ french language site retrieved 19:00GMT 24.9.11
- ^ Copyright © 2009 Commune de Braives retrieved (approx') 18:50GMT 24.9.11
- ^ André Monclus (p.40) & Jean Vuillemin (p.40)- Arts et Métiers Magazine - November 2002-Biographie de Prisse d'avennes rédigée par C.N. Peltrisot membre de la société archéologique et historique de l'arrondissement d'Avennes (published 1934) retrieved 15:03 25.9.11
- ^ egypt.com-french language retrieved 19:00GMT 24.9.11
- ^ Mercedes Volait. Surveying monuments in Egypt: the work of Emile Prisse d’Avennes (1807- 1879). Lecture given at the General Consulate of Egypt in Djeddah, 30 November 2013. 2013.
- ^ "Oriental album. Characters, costumes, and modes of life, in the valley of the Nile. - NYPL Digital Collections". digitalcollections.nypl.org. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ St. John, James Augustus (1795-1875) (1848). Oriental album, characters, costumes and modes of life in the valley of the Nile / illustrated from designs taken on the spot by E. Prisse. ; With descriptive lettrer-press by James Augustus St John, author of. London: Madden.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ online book catalogue retrieved 13:17 24/09/11
- ^ forumrarebooks
- ^ dkm160230-(Professor N.Poppe(Dawson:Egyptology)(approx')13:27 24/09/2011
- ^ time of publication and times within scope of study retrieved GMT14:35 24.9.11
- ^ dkm160230-(Professor N.Poppe(Dawson:Egyptology)(approx')13:27 24/09/2011
- ^ text image and brief description retrieved GMT19:16 24.9.11
External links
edit- french language link list of publications retrieved GMT 12:55 24/09/2011
- list of texts and documents retrieved GMT 14:30/1 24.9.11
- Copyright © 2004-2010 Aramco Services Company. retrieved GMT 09:41 02/07/07
- archives
- ©2002-2011
- http://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/199006/prisse-a.portrait.htm