Hand printed table cloth from Hama at Hassan’s Shop, Old Damascus
Hand printed table cloth from Hama at Hassan’s Shop, Old Damascus
A colorful marble niche in the mausoleum of az-Zahir Baybars
Khan Sulayman Basha, view into the courtyard
The minaret of Jamiʿ (Mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi
Jamiʿ (mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi, seen from Friday’s suq
View over the roof of the south-western Madrasat Ismaʿil Basha al-ʿAzm to the Umayyad Mosque with its high transept of the prayer hall with a central dome and its three minarets
A room cladded with ‘Ajami decoration in a Damascene house
A room cladded with ‘Ajami decoration in a Damascene house
Al-Madrasa ar-Rukniyya al-Barraniyya – view from the south
Mausoleum az-Zahir Baybars, mosaics covering the southern wall
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
Hanging dyed silk to dry after washing it in cold water
Hanging dyed silk to dry after washing it in cold water
Aghabani with customized geometric design combining leaves, flowers and branches
Man with fresh bread
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
Modern interpretations of the traditional craft of ‘Ajami (workshop of Aliya Alnuami)
Traditional production of animal glue
Painting of a calligraphy work of a contemporary ‘Ajami decoration
Production of a contemporary ‘Ajami decoration in a Syrian workshop
Traditional production of animal glue
Traditional production of animal glue
Suq al-Hamidiyya
A room in the family wing (haramlik or juwwani), Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace
Making pickles
The handles of the main door of al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya
This view of al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya shows the dome with two drums
The minaret of Jamiʿ (Mosque) ash-Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi
The entrance of al-Madrasa az-Zahiriyya is richly decorated with ablaq masonry, a muqarnas vault and inscriptions
ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Jazaʿiri cenotaph, beside the Mausoleum of Shaykh Muhyi ad-Din Ibn ʿArabi
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Hand printed table cloth from Hama at Hassan’s Shop, Old Damascus
