 This book, a must have for collectors, is a rich and colorful representation of Ethiopia’s cultural wealth during the reign of Meneilek II. The first part of the book, is about the story of a renowned Swiss expatriate, Alfred Ilg. Alfred Ilg was in Ethiopia from 1879 to 1906. During his time in Ethiopia, he served as a councilor to the Emperor, as an engineer and collaborator in many important projects, at the same time; he amassed a large ethnographic collection and produced an important photographic oeuvre.
Ms. Biasio, in this extraordinary book, illuminates a fascinating time in Ethiopia’s history and brings to life through Alfred Ilg’s collection the magnificence of Menelik’s court. |
