Author: PRISSE D'AVENNES (1807-1879)
Title: Arab art : the complete plates from L'art arabe and the Oriental album / Emile Prisse d'Avennes ; essay by Sheila Blair & Jonathan Bloom ; with a selection of original texts by Emile Prisse d'Avennes & James Augustus
Description: Koln : Taschen 2010. First Edition. An exceptional copy in a cardboard case with carry handle. Literally as new and still in the publisher's original packaging.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 392 pages; Physical description: 392 p. : illus. (some col. ) ; 44 cm. In English. German and French. translated from the French and English. Summary: A study of the development of Arabic art. portraying its splendor and diversity. and a work of supreme 19th century draftsmanship. It is a compendium of 19th century Islamic art and architecture. Subjects: Islamic architecture - Pictorial works. Art. Arab - Egypt - Cairo. Islamic art - Egypt - Cairo. Islamic architecture - Egypt - Cairo.Weight in Kg appr.:

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