Hand carved wood block used for printing fabrics

Hand carved wood block used for printing fabrics

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

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

Great Mosque of Aleppo, prayer hall interior and Shrine of the Prophet Zechariah

Great Mosque of Aleppo, prayer hall interior and Shrine of the Prophet Zechariah

Panel with flower bouquet, from an unknown house near Bab Saghir, Damascus, presumably first half 18th century

Panel with flower bouquet, from an unknown house near Bab Saghir, Damascus, presumably first half 18th century

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Zimmer), Painted wooden panel, Mary and Jesus

Bayt Wakil (Aleppo-Zimmer), Painted wooden panel, Mary and Jesus

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

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

Traditional house in neighborhood "al-Almaji"

Traditional house in neighborhood “al-Almaji”

Part of the noria wheel

Part of the noria wheel

Motifs in Saz style, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Motifs in Saz style, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Noria (water wheel) axis

Noria (water wheel) axis

Hammam an-Nahhasin, the cold section (barrani)

Hammam an-Nahhasin, the cold section (barrani)

A view of an-Nuri Mosque and the Kilaniyya Norias (water wheels), Hama

A view of an-Nuri Mosque and the Kilaniyya Norias (water wheels), Hama

Khusrawiyya,detail of the ornamental paneling of the Mosque in 2008

Khusrawiyya,detail of the ornamental paneling of the Mosque in 2008

Rumi motifs forming the border of the frame, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Rumi motifs forming the border of the frame, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Çintamani motifs, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Çintamani motifs, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Khusrawiyya, interiour view at sudda (tribune) in Friday Mosque in 2008

Khusrawiyya, interiour view at sudda (tribune) in Friday Mosque in 2008

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

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

View at wooden structure in roofing space (Aleppo, Soap factory Fansa)

Roofing space

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

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 Aleppo Room in the Museum for Islamic Art, Berlin (before)

Conservation of the Aleppo Room in the Museum for Islamic Art, Berlin (before)

Conservation of the Aleppo Room in the Museum for Islamic Art, Berlin (after)

Conservation of the Aleppo Room in the Museum for Islamic Art, Berlin (after)

Chinese cloud motifs on the top side of the panel, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Chinese cloud motifs on the top side of the panel, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

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

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

Bouquet of flowers and fruits in bowls on the wooden panels of Bayt ad-Dahhan (Funduq Qasr al-Mansuriyya), 18th century

Bouquet of flowers and fruits in bowls on the wooden panels of Bayt ad-Dahhan (Funduq Qasr al-Mansuriyya), 18th century

Motifs of quarter flowers in Kara Memi, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Motifs of quarter flowers in Kara Memi, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Motifs in Hatayi style, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Motifs in Hatayi style, Aleppo Room wall frame, early 17th century

Bouquet of flowers and fruits in bowls on the wall cornice in the reception room (Qaʿa) of the Sadir house

Bouquet of flowers and fruits in bowls on the wall cornice in the reception room (Qaʿa) of the Sadir house

Bouquet of flowers and fruits in bowls on the wooden panels of Bayt ad-Dahhan (Funduq Qasr al-Mansuriyya), 18th century

Bouquet of flowers and fruits in bowls on the wooden panels of Bayt ad-Dahhan (Funduq Qasr al-Mansuriyya), 18th century