{"product_id":"prisse-davennes-egyptian-art-9783836565004","title":"Prisse d'Avennes. Egyptian Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lifelong devotee of ancient Egyptian and Oriental culture, the French author, artist, and scholar \u003cstrong\u003eAchille-Constant-Th?odore-?mile Prisse d'Avennes\u003c\/strong\u003e (1807-1879) is famed as one of the \u003cstrong\u003emost influential Egyptologists\u003c\/strong\u003e, long before the discipline was even properly established.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Prisse first embarked on his explorations in 1836, documenting sites throughout the Nile Valley, often under his \u003cstrong\u003eEgyptian pseudonym, Edris Effendi\u003c\/strong\u003e. Prisse's first publication of notes, drawings, and squeezes (a kind of frottage) came in the form of \u003cem\u003eLes Monuments ?gyptiens\u003c\/em\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 \u003cem\u003eL'Histoire de l'art ?gyptien\u003c\/em\u003e--together with his first volume, these two tomes make up \u003cstrong\u003ea truly complete survey of Egyptian art\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e His albums cover \u003cstrong\u003earchitecture, drawing, sculpture, painting, and industrial or minor arts\u003c\/strong\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, \u003cstrong\u003ePrisse's compendium remains the largest, single-handed illustrated record of Egyptian art in existence\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Discover the \u003cstrong\u003ecomplete collection of Prisse's unsurpassed illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e in a visual and archaeological feast of symmetry and complexity. Once \u003cstrong\u003eexclusively available as an XL-sized title\u003c\/strong\u003e, this \u003cem\u003eBibliotheca Universalis\u003c\/em\u003e edition captures all the mystery and opulence of Prisse's groundbreaking collection in an affordable, compact format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIkram, Salima:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Salima Ikram is a professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo and has participated in many Egyptian archaeological projects. After double majoring in history as well as Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College in the United States, she received her MPhil and PhD in Egyptian Archaeology from Cambridge University (UK). She has directed the Animal Mummy Project, co-directed the Predynastic Gallery Project and is co-director of the North Kharga Oasis Survey. As an acknowledged expert she has lectured on her work all over the world. Salima Ikram is also the author of several books on Egyptian Archaeology, publishes in both scholarly and popular journals, and is a contributor to various magazines.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671119761682,"sku":"9783836565004","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2b6ce09f-e959-4639-ad77-f3f9405f1019.jpg?v=1733796503","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/prisse-davennes-egyptian-art-9783836565004","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}