Processes of the contemporary ‘Ajami handcraft: the application of metal foil

Processes of the contemporary ‘Ajami handcraft: the application of metal foil

Hubert Mezannar, son of Antoine Elias Mezannar. In the background is the certificate of a gold medal, the family won in 1936 on an international fair

Hubert Mezannar, son of Antoine Elias Mezannar. In the background is the certificate of a gold medal, the family won in 1936 on an international fair

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Aramaic Language – Jab’adin in Munira’s Memory

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Aliya Alnuami is applying the relief paste on her ‘Ajami-work

Carved and ornamented stone, 1st category remains, from portal of Ujkhan, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.18_1st category, carved and ornamented stone

Carved and ornamented stones, 1st category remains, from portal of Ujkhan, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.18-c_Carved and ornamented stones

Stories

Marble cenotaph next to the tomb of Salah ad-Din, was presented by German Emperor Wilhelm II during his visit to Damascus in 1898

Marble cenotaph next to the tomb of Salah ad-Din, was presented by German Emperor Wilhelm II during his visit to Damascus in 1898

Damascus citadel, the prison courtyard in the north-east part

Damascus citadel, the prison courtyard in the north-east part

The southern-western tower of Damascus Citadel

The southern-western tower of Damascus Citadel

Remains of the Jupiter temple in Damascus

Remains of the Jupiter temple in Damascus

Propylaea of Jupiter Temple, Damascus

Propylaea of Jupiter Temple, Damascus

Damascus, part of the city wall and the eastern tower

Damascus, part of the city wall and the eastern tower

Propylaea of Jupiter Temple, Damascus

Propylaea of Jupiter Temple, Damascus

General view of of Damascus city with the Umayyad Mosque

General view of of Damascus city with the Umayyad Mosque

Propylaea of Jupiter Temple, Damascus

Propylaea of Jupiter Temple, Damascus

Restoration works at the Citadel of Damascus

Restoration works at the Citadel of Damascus

Ablaq (bicolor) masonry, 2nd category remains, in portal of ʿUlabiyya Khan, Aleppo, Syria

Fig.19_Ablaq masonry, 2nd category

Part of the northern wall of the Damascus Citadel

Part of the northern wall of the Damascus Citadel

The citadel of Damascus during the restoration in 1985

The citadel of Damascus during the restoration in 1985

Conservation of the Grape Room made in 1835, house Nizam, Damascus

Conservation of the Grape Room made in 1835, house Nizam, Damascus

A flock of pigeons in the old city of Damascus

A flock of pigeons in the old city of Damascus

The Pigeons, old city of Damascus

The Pigeons, old city of Damascus

Wedding party in a street in Mukhayyam al-Yarmuk in Damascus

Wedding party in a street in Mukhayyam al-Yarmuk in Damascus

Restoration of a part of a decorated wooden panel with ‘Ajami decoration of the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

Restoration of a part of a decorated wooden panel with ‘Ajami decoration of the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

Wedding party in a street in Mukhayyam al-Yarmuk in Damascus

Wedding party in a street in Mukhayyam al-Yarmuk in Damascus

Salah ad-Din statue situated in front of the western facade of Damascus citadel

Salah ad-Din statue situated in front of the western facade of Damascus citadel

Conservation of the Grape Room made in 1835, house Nizam, Damascus

Conservation of the Grape Room made in 1835, house Nizam, Damascus

Conservation of the Grape Room made in 1835, house Nizam, Damascus

Conservation of the Grape Room made in 1835, house Nizam, Damascus