Egyptian art : the complete plates from Monuments égyptiens & Histoire de l'art égyptien = Ägyptische Kunst : sämtliche Tafeln aus Monuments égyptiens & Histoire de l'art égyptien = L'Art Égyptien : toutes les planches de Monuments égyptiens & Histoire de l'art égyptien / Émile Prisse d'Avennes ; essay by Salima Ikram, with a selection of original texts by Émile Prisse d'Avennes ; directed and produced by Benedikt Taschen ; English translation, Mary Lawson, French translation, Jean-François Cornu, German translation, Renate Heckendorf.

• Émile Prisse d'Avennes and ancient Egypt / Salima Ikram -- Plates with commentaries: Egytpian monuments, History of Egyptian art.

• A lifelong devotee of ancient Egyptian and Oriental culture, the French author, artist, and scholar Achille-Constant-Théodore-Émile Prisse d'Avennes (1807-1879) is famed as one of the most influential Egyptologists, long before the discipline was even properly established. Prisse first embarked on his explorations in 1836, documenting sites throughout the Nile Valley, often under his Egyptian pseudonym, Edris Effendi. Prisse's first publication of notes, drawings, and squeezes (a kind of frottage) came in the form of Les Monuments égyptiens, 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 L'Histoire de l'art égyptien--together with his first volume, these two tomes make up a truly complete survey of Egyptian art. His albums cover architecture, drawing, sculpture, painting, and industrial or minor arts, 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, Prisse's compendium remains the largest, single-handed illustrated record of Egyptian art in existence.Discover the complete collection of Prisse's unsurpassed illustrations in a visual and archaeological feast of symmetry and complexity. Once exclusively available as an XL-sized title, this Bibliotheca Universalis edition captures all the mystery and opulence of Prisse's groundbreaking collection in an affordable, compact format. About the series: Bibliotheca Universalis--Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing. Bibliotheca Universalis brings together more than 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia. 

Ämnesord

Egyptiska fornlämningar  (sao)

Egyptisk konst  (sao)

Art  -- Egypt -- Catalogs. (LCSH)

Art, Egyptian  -- Catalogs. (LCSH)

Art  -- Nubia -- Catalogs. (LCSH)

Art, Egyptian  (LCSH)

Afrika  -- Nubien (sao)

Egypt  -- Antiquities -- Catalogs. (LCSH)

Nubia  -- Antiquities -- Catalogs. (LCSH)

Klassifikation

N5351 (LCC)

N5351 (LCC)

709.32 (DDC)

Ib.21 (kssb/8 (machine generated))