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PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile (1807-1879). L'Art Arabe d'apres les monuments du Kaire depuis le VIIIe siecle jusqu'a la fin du XVIIIe. Paris: A. Quantin for Veuve A. Morel et Cie, [1869-] 1877.
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PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile (1807-1879). L'Art Arabe d'apres les monuments du Kaire depuis le VIIIe siecle jusqu'a la fin du XVIIIe. Paris: A. Quantin for Veuve A. Morel et Cie, [1869-] 1877.
4o text volume and 3 atlas volumes 2o. Numerous plates in text volume and atlas folios with approximatly 200 lithographed plates, 136 printed in three or more colors. Contemporary red quarter morocco (broken).
FIRST EDITION. An exhaustive description of the applied arts in Cairo. The work is divided into various sections, including architecture (religious, secular and military), both exterior and interior (woodwork, mosaics, flooring), furniture, textiles, ceramics and glass. Of great interest are the engravings that reproduce glass panes, fabrics, carpets, armour and the decorations that adorned the pages of the Koran. (4)
4o text volume and 3 atlas volumes 2o. Numerous plates in text volume and atlas folios with approximatly 200 lithographed plates, 136 printed in three or more colors. Contemporary red quarter morocco (broken).
FIRST EDITION. An exhaustive description of the applied arts in Cairo. The work is divided into various sections, including architecture (religious, secular and military), both exterior and interior (woodwork, mosaics, flooring), furniture, textiles, ceramics and glass. Of great interest are the engravings that reproduce glass panes, fabrics, carpets, armour and the decorations that adorned the pages of the Koran. (4)