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Mosque Cathdrale De Qous. Ensemble Et Détails Du Mimbar

Lithograph
1877 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithograph entitled 'Mosque Cathdrale De Qous. Ensemble Et Détails Du Mimbar'. Lettered with title and 'Art Arabe (XIIe Sicle) Prisse d'Avennes Gravé par Jules Penel. Imp. par Ch. et A. Chardon'. The mimbar at Qus is one of the oldest surviving in Egypt.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleMosque Cathdrale De Qous. Ensemble Et Détails Du Mimbar (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Brief description
Lithograph after a drawing by Prisse D'Avennes entitled 'Mosque Cathdrale De Qous. Ensemble Et Détails Du Mimbar', a plate from a set of 200 in Prisse D'Avennes', 'L'Art Arabe D'Apres Les Monuments Du Kaire Depuis Le VIIe Siecle Jusqu'A La Fin Du XVIIIe Siecle'. Published in Paris, 1877.
Physical description
Lithograph entitled 'Mosque Cathdrale De Qous. Ensemble Et Détails Du Mimbar'. Lettered with title and 'Art Arabe (XIIe Sicle) Prisse d'Avennes Gravé par Jules Penel. Imp. par Ch. et A. Chardon'. The mimbar at Qus is one of the oldest surviving in Egypt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44.5cm
  • Width: 32.4cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.480

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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