L’Art Arabe, 1877.
This book has been adopted by Renée Khatami, ’77.
Three volume folio set. Owned by Cornelia Cruger.
Prisse d’Avennes.
Folio volumes 1 through 3, published in 1877, containing 200 lithographs of ornamental detailing and views of remains seen throughout Cairo by Prisse D’Avennes, a French artist and engineer. This collection was the most important work of the 19th century entirely dedicated to Arab art. The volumes were owned and signed by Cornelia Cruger, the last inhabitant of Cruger’s Island. Cruger donated this set to the Hoffman Library of then St. Stephen’s College in 1920, along with her family library.
Conservation Treatment
Measurements: Folios (17 3/4 x 16 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quarter-leather bindings with decorative paper sides. The textblocks of all three volumes are in good condition. Bindings are worn and abraded.
Treatment: Dry clean text and clean, refurbish and retouch bindings; repair or replace vellum tips. Protective polyester wrapper and custom cloth-covered drop-spine boxes with labels.
Cost: $3,300
