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Title Qudad, Re-inventing a Tradition / by Caterina Borelli.

Publication Info. [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 58 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
digital
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Note Title from title frames.
Event Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 2004.
Summary Qudad is an ancient lime waterproofing plaster that has been used for several millennia in the Arabian Peninsula. In Yemen, where it most likely originated, it is found on religious and secular buildings and archaeological sites. Because of its elaborate and labor-intensive application (it takes a full year to set properly), this strong, resistant material has barely been in use for the past 30 years. As a consequence, very few masons know how to make and apply it.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject Yemeni (Yemenite).
Arab.
Construction materials.
Innovation and invention.
Cultural identity.
Cultural change and history.
Renovations.
Stonemasons.
Mosques.
Archaeology.
Architecture.
Added Author Borelli, Caterina, producer, author.
al-Radi, Selma, contributor.
Kanopy (Firm)
In: Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2004
Music No. 1115909 Kanopy