A concrete irrigation canal in the Ghouta of Damascus

A concrete irrigation canal in the Ghouta of Damascus

Aghabani table cloth with gold and silver threads

Aghabani table cloth with gold and silver threads

Introducing the blue dye in boiling water to the silk threads. This process is repeated several times until the silk absorbs the blue dye effectively

Introducing the blue dye in boiling water to the silk threads. This process is repeated several times until the silk absorbs the blue dye effectively

Aghabani table cloth with gold and silver threads

Aghabani table cloth with gold and silver threads

Simulation of collapse of a façade, lines of vulnerability, San Salvatore a Campi, Perugia, Italy

Fig.17-a_Simulation of-lines of vulnerability

A traditionally crafted tapestry weave

A traditionally crafted tapestry weave

Rubble from modern material, 3rd category remains, in Goldsmith bazaar lane, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.22_3rd category

Damage pattern, crust on sandstone, detachment due to tensions, Castle, Hannover, Germany

Fig. 52, Catalogue of Damage

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Collapse of a façade, by overturning, favored by cracking in wall plane, San Salvatore a Campi, Perugia, Italy

Fig.17-c_Collapse of a façade

Rubble from modern material, 3rd category remains, in Goldsmith bazaar lane, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.23_3rd category

Aghabani table cloth

Aghabani table cloth

A traditionally crafted tapestry weave

A traditionally crafted tapestry weave

A sample of the handprinted fabric prepared for the women of Douma.

A sample of the handprinted fabric prepared for the women of Douma.

Women wearing screen-printed headscarfs (Habari)

Women wearing screen-printed headscarfs (Habari)

Hand printed table cloth from Hama at Hassan's Shop, Old Damascus

Hand printed table cloth from Hama at Hassan’s Shop, Old Damascus

Hanging dyed silk to dry after washing it in cold water

Hanging dyed silk to dry after washing it in cold water

Hanging dyed silk to dry after washing it in cold water

Hanging dyed silk to dry after washing it in cold water

Aghabani table cloths with gold and silver threads

Aghabani table cloths with gold and silver threads

Aghabani table cloth

Aghabani table cloth

A farmer in the Badiyya shows the traditional pillows woven by his wife

A farmer in the Badiyya shows the traditional pillows woven by his wife

Aghabani with customized geometric design combining leaves, flowers and branches

Aghabani with customized geometric design combining leaves, flowers and branches

Cushions with a self-woven cover

Cushions with a self-woven cover

A boy is presenting a woven Kilim tapestry made by his mother

A boy is presenting a woven Kilim tapestry made by his mother

A group of semi-nomads sitting on a felt rug (left and in the rear) and on a woven rag rug (right side)

A group of semi-nomads sitting on a felt rug (left and in the rear) and on a woven rag rug (right side)

A traditionally crafted tapestry weave of four panels, that are ornamented with embroidery

A traditionally crafted tapestry weave of four panels, that are ornamented with embroidery

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom

A Bedouin woman is weaving with a horizontal loom