Main entry:

Nilsson, Alexandra.

Title & Author:

Hama and Jabla : watercolours 1931-1961 by the Danish architect Ejnar Fugmann / by Alexandra Nilsson ; with an introductory contribution by P.J. Riis.

Publication:

Aarhus ; Oakville, CT : Aarhus University Press, 2002.

Description:

104 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Series:

Proceedings of the Danish Institute in Damascus ; 2

Notes:
"A selection of watercolours by Ejnar Fugmann painted in Hama and the Jabla Plain during his participation in the 1931-1938 archaeological excavations at Hama and in the 1958-1961 Carslberg Expedition to Phoenicia"--Preface
Includes bibliographical references (page 104).
Ejnar Fugmann and his Syrian Watercolours, An Introductory Contribution / P.J. Riis 9 -- Hama 1931-1938 17 -- Hama in the 1930s 19 -- 1. The Orontes River with Jisr al-Hawa and the Abul-Fida Mosque 20 -- 2. A Washing Place seen from Jisr al-Hawa 22 -- 3. The Sarai Bridge and the Modern Part of Hama 24 -- 4. A View of the Citadel and the Water-wheel called al-Muhammadiya 26 -- 5. The Water-wheel al-Muhammadiya 28 -- 6. The Water-wheel Mamuriya 30 -- 7. The Water-wheel Mamuriya seen towards Bain al-Hairain 32 -- 8. The Water-wheels al-Jabiriya and as-Sahiuniya 34 -- 9. The Citadel Mound with Donkeys 36 -- 10. Street with a Minaret 38 -- 11. View from a Window in the Khan Rustam Pasha 40 -- 12. A Square in the Quarter of Bab al-Qubli 42 -- 13. A Large Square in the Quarter of Jurat al-Hawa 44 -- 14. A Small Square by the Marabat Street 46 -- 15. Street with a Mosque and a Minaret 48 -- 16. Street in the al-Madina 50 -- 17. The Facade of Khan Rustam Pasha 52 -- 18. View from a Window in Khan Rustam Pasha 54 -- 19. View from the Roof of Khan Rustam Pasha 56 -- 20. The Porticus of Khan Rustam Pasha 58 -- 21. The Courtyard of Bait Sa'id Bak Farduz al-'Azm 60 -- 22. The 'Azm Palace 62 -- 23. 'Azm Villa and a Mosque by the River 64 -- 24. The Kilani Mansion 66 -- 25. The Kilani Mansion by Sunset 68 -- 26. The Great Mosque, the Courtyard 70 -- 27. The Abul-Fida Mosque viewed from the Citadel 72 -- 28. The Abul-Fida Mosque from the Road 74 -- 29. The Abul-Fida Mosque seen from the Bridge 76 -- 30. The Nuri Mosque 78 -- Jabla 1958-1961 81 -- 31. The Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim seen from the West 82 -- 32. The Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim seen from Southeast 84 -- 33. The Theatre seen from the Stage 86 -- 34. A Road by the Harbour 88 -- 35. The Harbour 90 -- 36. Jabla seen from Southeast 92 -- 37. A Street in Jabla seen towards North 94 -- 38. The Expedition House seen from the Cemetery 96 -- 39. Jabla seen from the South 98 -- 40. The Bridge of Nahr Umm Burghul 100 -- 41. Tall Sukas seen from the South 102.

Summary:

"Ejnar Fugmann served as architect-in-chief on two Danish archaeological expeditions to Syria, first to Hama (1931-38) and much later to Jabla (1958-61). He was a skilled artist and spent much of his spare time painting watercolours of local monuments and daily life." "While 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 watercolours from Hama show the 'Azm and Kilani mansions, the Han Rustam Pasha, the Great Mosque and the Abul-fida Grave Mosque, presented in their cultural and historical context. The Jabla watercolours focus on scenes in the town, by the harbour and around the expedition house.".
"This handsome volume is introduced by P. J. Riis, who participated in the excavation of Hama and directed the Jabla expedition. He provides an especially vivid account of Hama in the 1930s, with its horse-drawn cabs and constantly turning waterwheels."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

8772889268
9788772889269

Subject:

Fugmann, E. (Ejnar)
Fugmann, Ejnar, (1896-1965)
Watercolor painting, Danish.
Aquarelle danoise.
Peintres danois.
Aquarelle.
Syria Pictorial works.
Syria
Syrie Peinture.

Form/genre:

Pictorial works
Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Fugmann, E. (Ejnar)
Proceedings of the Danish Institute in Damascus ; 2.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 226240
Call No.: NA44.F9573.6 N4 2002
Status: Available