L'Art Arabe

In 1798, Napoleon assigned a group of artists to accompany him on his campaign against Egypt. Their job was to illustrate the art treasures of rare architectural treasures, paintings, carpets, and illustrated texts. After Napoleon failed in Egypt, the artists dispersed throughout Arab lands. It took French art historian Prisse d'Avennes more than twenty years to find those artists and compile their work. He later published the plates in 1869. Gorgeous. View more here.

Via BibliOdyssey.

Comments

[Andy Jukes]

Damn, those are beautiful. Nice find as always, Mr. Banana...