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The
earliest examples from the Islamic period in the Museum for
Islamic Art in Cairo can be dated to the ninth century, whileSyrian objects with intarsia decoration have survived from
the tenth century. These
early works are from the religious sphere, such as the panels of
preaching chairs (minhar), Koran stands {rah la),
and, more rarely, the doors of mosques, mcdreses and
saints' tombs. The technique of intarsia spread westwards from
Egypt and Syrian to Andalusia and Morocco, and eastwards to Iran
and India.Syrian and Egyptian intarsias have retained their
unmistakeable style and even today they are technically among
the best examples of this ancient craft.
The early works from the eleventh
and twelfth centuries show that the cabinet-maker's art was highly developed at
a time when woodworking in medieval Europe was still at a crude early stage.
This is true both in their decorative elements and in the construction of
complicated and set compartmented parts, which are worked with unusual
precision, and with polygonal frames and fillings.
At first sight this may seem
surprising, since compared with the forested regions of northern and central
Europe the Orient is very short of wood. On the other hand it should be
remembered that several of the precious woods which have since become native,
such as cedar, cherry and walnut, were introduced to central Europe by the
Romans (Wohrlin, 1990).
Craftsmen say that
their works are in the Mamluk tradition both in their decoration and in die
types of furniture made. This, however, is only partly true.In Syrian, as in the
whole of the Orient, traditional furniture was relatively sparse. People sat on
divans, cushions with brocade covers, which were arranged round the walls
of reception rooms. The use of tables was not common; food was served on brass
or copper trays placed on folding supports. In the homes of well-to-do citizens
these supports were already decorated with intarsia work at an early period.
Household equipment was kept not in cupboards but in wall niches, good examples
of which may still be seen in the Azem Palace in Damascus. The only traditional
pieces of furniture were chests for storing textiles and possibly jewellery. In
the countryside these usually only had carved decoration, but urban diesis were
generally decorated with intarsia work. Before the eighteenth century chairs and
armchairs were only meant for important people. At the end of die eighteenth
century and beginning of the nineteenth the growing, western-orientated,
"bourgeois" class, following the example of Istanbul and Cairo, introduced a
European style in rurrushing. Uctagonai, rouna or siar-shaped tables were
produced, as well as chests of drawers and clipboards, massive armchairs,
cradles, sideboards, folding chairs, screens and large mirror frames. It is
impossible to say whether all this products were made for theSyrian upper
class, for Europeans living in Syrian or for export to Europe (again
predominantly to France). The only clues are the occasional inlaid inscriptions.
Besides these new products the traditional range of wares continued to be made.
The most striking and best known of these are the high-heeled sandals, usually
called "bridal shoes", though they were also used for visits to the baths.
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