Ceiling ornament, Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

Ceiling ornament, Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

ceiling of Bayt Ḫazīna-Kātibī / Niẓām with ‘Ajami decoration

ceiling of Bayt Ḫazīna-Kātibī / Niẓām with ‘Ajami decoration

Bayt Ajiqbash, wooden decorated (ʿajami) ceiling in the iwan

Bayt Ajiqbash, wooden decorated (ʿajami) ceiling in the iwan

Temple of Bel, ceiling decorations

Temple of Bel, ceiling decorations

ʿAyn al-ʿArus, view into the ceiling of a village mud bricks house, armenian owners

ʿAyn al-ʿArus, view into the ceiling of a village mud bricks house, armenian owners

Al-Farnathiyya mausoleum, the dome from the inside

Al-Farnathiyya mausoleum, the dome from the inside

Numbering application example for ceilings based on a room in Bayt Ghazala

Bayt-Ghazala_room-19_ceilings

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami panels decorating the southern wing ceiling in the main hall (qaʿa)

Bayt Ghazala, ʿajami panels decorating the southern wing ceiling in the main hall (qaʿa)

Guideline Integrated Building Documentation

The Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016):                         Former Life in the Ghazala House (Beit Ghazaleh) – the Destroyed Heritage (2/2)

The Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016): Former Life in the Ghazala House (Beit Ghazaleh) – the Destroyed Heritage (2/2)

View over the late antique ruins of a residential building towards the modern small town of al-Bara

Al-Bara in the Zawiya Mountain – the Largest Ruined Settlement of the “Ancient Villages of Northern Syria”

Abdelraouf Baydoun working with the craft of ‘Ajami in his workshop in Malaysia

‘Ajami or Damascene Painting: Traces of a Traditional Handcraft

Detail of a decorated wooden panel of the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

‘Ajami from A to Z

Part of a calligraphy with ‘Ajami decoration in the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

Secrets of the Old Master Artisans