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Islamic art in Cairo : from the Seventh to the Eighteenth centuries by Emile Prisse d'Avennes; George T Scanlon; Yasmeen Siddiqui is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In 1827, a brilliant young French engineer and draftsman arrived in Alexandria at the start of a long and fruitful love affair with Egypt and its art, both ancient and contemporary. Emile Prisse dAvennes (180779) spent a total of nineteen years in Egypt, traveling throughout the country to collect the stunning images that he later published in Paris in two collections, Atlas de lhistoire de lart egyptien and L Art arabe. It is the illustrations from the latter that make up this volume. Prisses masterly renderings of Cairos mosques and their decorations more than retain their impact today: they still have the power to amaze and delight, while at the same time carrying valuable historical and artistic information for specialists studying Islamic art and architecture. As Professor George Scanlon says in his Introduction to the volume: For those passionate about the Islamic legacy of Egyptmay they admire and stand grateful.

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Author

Emile Prisse d'Avennes; George T Scanlon; Yasmeen Siddiqui

Publisher

The American University in Cairo Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9789774161193

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Art, Religion, History

Updated

2026-03-24