Damascus: Makers of Clay Ovens
Date: c.1890-1906
Arabic: tannūrī
Traditional ovens (sing. tannūr) were made with walls of clay, often mixed with straw or other organic elements. This was apparently one of the most widespread crafts in Damascus in the 1890s, employing many artisans. See also: Clay merchant (turrāb).
Citation: al-Qasimi, Muhammad Saʿid, Jamal al-Din al-Qasimi, and Khalil al-ʿAzm (al-Azem), Dictionnaire des métiers damascains, ed., Zafer al-Qasimi. (Le Monde d’Outre-Mer passé et présent, Deuxième série, Documents III, Paris and Le Haye: Mouton and Co., 1960), p. 71 (chapter 32).
See also: Milwright, Marcus. “Written Sources and the Study of Pottery in Ottoman Bilad al-Sham”, al-Rafidan 30 (2009): p. 41.
Damascus: Makers of Clay Ovens
Date: c. 1890-1906
The makers of clay ovens (sing. tannūrī) found extensive employment in Damascus. Although it was not a highly profitable activity, it was said to be one of the most widespread crafts in the city. See also: Potter; Collector of Clay; Charcoal Maker.
Citation: al-Qasimi, Muhammad Saʿid, Jamal al-Din al-Qasimi, and Khalil al-ʿAzm (al-Azem), Dictionnaire des métiers damascains, ed., Zafer al-Qasimi. (Le Monde d’Outre-Mer passé et présent, Deuxième série, Documents III, Paris and Le Haye: Mouton and Co., 1960), p. 71 (chapter 32).
See also: Milwright, Marcus, ‘Written Sources and the Study of Pottery in Ottoman Bilad al-Sham’, al-Rafidan 30 (2009), p. 41.