Memories of a celebration…
A gem from Damascus, 1897
… the only known Damascus-made oud by the Qudmany family …
India to Kuwait
… an oud that crossed the Arabian Sea …
Syrian brothers in Istanbul
The movements of Damascene luthiery …
An oud in layers
All woods are linked to times and places…
Why do we collect?
In 1974 the Italian writer Italo Calvino wrote an essay called ‘Collection of Sand…
Adana to Stockholm
… who was Mustafa?
Our oldest Nahat
… by Yousif Nahat, of Damascus …
Damascus to London c.1880
… our oldest Nahat…