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Arabic Art, After Monuments in Cairo By Prisse d'Avennes
[#4048 5C6 Large ~A3 PB 235pp L'Aventurine, Beautiful Color Images Islamic Desig]

Arabic Art, After Monuments in Cairo By Prisse d\'Avennes
Arabic Art
By Prisse d'Avennes
Paperback 235 Pages
Publisher: L'Aventurine

Beautiful Islamic Geometric designs, floral designs and calligraphy are all commonly used
Although "Arabic Art" by Prisse d'Avennes (1807-1879) is presented as an anthology of ornamentation, it also was one of the first publications in "modern" archaeology.
A reference in the field, the book offers a wide vision of Arabic/Islamic art in the areas of architecture, decoration and the applied arts. An irresistible mélange of romanticism and history, this encyclopedia with its incredible graphic scope bears witness to the diversity and value of the Islamic art as seen through the rigorous and scientific eye of a 19th century Westerner.
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