Author: Nilsson, Alexandra
Title: Hama and Gabla : Water-colours 1932-1961 by the Danish Architect Ejnar Fugmann
Description: Aarhus, Aarhus University Press, 2002. orig. boards. 28x21cm, 128 pp.. 41 color plates.. ISBN: 8772889268. Minor wear. VG. ¶ Ejnar Fugmann served as an architect-in-chief on two Danish archaeological expeditions to Syria, first to Hama (1931-38) and much later to Gabla (1958-61). He was a skilled artist and spent much of his time painting watercolours of local monuments and daily life. Whikle he also painted scenes from other parts of Syria such as Aleppo and Krak de Chevaliers, his portraits of Hama and Jabla are especially compelling for the witness they bear to two towns before modern development changed their appearance irrevocably. In addition to the waterwheels on the Orontes and other scenes from daily life, his watercolors from Hama show the 'Azm and Kilani mansions, the Han Ruistam Pasha, the Great Mosque and the Abul-fida Grave Mosque, presented in their cultural and historical context. The Jabla watercolors focus on scenes in the town, by the harbour and around the expedition house..." - from rear cover.

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