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Journal Article
Wood and Woodworking in Late Ottoman Damascus
2012
Overview
This article discusses the importance of woodworking crafts operating in Damascus in the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It also tackle the main types of locally grown and imported woods exploited by Syrian craftsmen in this period. The main source for this analysis is the Qāmūs al-ṣināʿāt al-Šāmiyya which offers a comprehensive dictionary of Damascene craft industry between around 1890 and 1906. The article concludes that this sector of the economy of Damascus coped relatively well with the challenge of competing against imported European artifacts. Artisans might also adapt their activities to satisfy the changing supply of the market.
