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Prisse d'Avennes (1807–1879)

Autor(a) de Arabic Art in Color

15 Works 246 Membros 4 Críticas

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Nome legal
Prisse d'Avennes, Achille-Constant-Théodore-Émile
Outros nomes
Prisse d'Avennes, Émile
Data de nascimento
1807-01-27
Data de falecimento
1879-02-16
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
France
Local de nascimento
Avesnes-sur-Helpe, France
Local de falecimento
Paris, France
Ocupações
orientalist
artist
writer
archaeologist

Membros

Críticas

 
Assinalado
Patremler | Jan 19, 2023 |
I would double the star rating on this book for the illustrations alone.
 
Assinalado
Caroline_McElwee | Apr 24, 2014 |
Poorly reproduced plates provide enough depth and detail to be usable for design work. Plates selected for inclusion in this collection lack focus and range from architectural ornament to carpets and textiles to decorative motifs from Korans. I have not seen the original work, published in three volumes (text and two folios of plates), but I suspect this abridgment does not reveal the depth and breadth of the original collection. Still, it is nice to have this inexpensive edition of Islamic Egyptian art documented in the nineteenth century.… (mais)
½
 
Assinalado
Halliana | 1 outra crítica | Dec 29, 2012 |
Originally published in 1877 and 1885. 141 color re-drawings and re-paintings are derived from Islamic, NOT necessarily Arabic, art. Most of the things illustrated actually include dates and a number are SCA period, but they are not photos.
 
Assinalado
lilinah | 1 outra crítica | Mar 22, 2007 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
15
Membros
246
Popularidade
#92,613
Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
4
ISBN
21
Línguas
1

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