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The origin of the name "Damascus Steel" is contentious. Islamic scholars al-Kindi (full name Abu Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi, circa 800 CE – 873 CE) and al-Biruni (full name Abu al-Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, circa 973 CE – 1048 CE) both wrote about swords and steel made for swords, based on their surface appearance, geographical location of production or forging, or the name of the ...
The technique, while also being used on firearms, has a long history in Japan, where it was used to decorate katana fittings, particularly tsuba.Known as zougan (象嵌) in Japanese, it has developed its own subset of terms to describe the particular patterns, although "shippou-zougan" is an enamelling technique which most Westerners would consider closer to champlevé.
The folk tales featuring the sword of light may be bridal quests, and the hero's would-be bride often becomes the hero's helper. [9] [10] [b]But also typically the story is a sort of quasi-bridal quest, [c] [12] where the hero wins a bride by wager, but then suffers a loss, becoming oath-bound (compelled by geis [d]) to never come home until he has completed the quest for the sword (and other ...
Claíomh Solais – Sword of Nuada, the king of the gods in Irish mythology; in legend, the sword glowed with the light of the sun and was irresistible in battle, having the power to cut his enemies in half. Gáe Bulg – Spear of Cúchulainn; made from the bones of a sea monster.
Umayyad Square. Umayyad Square (Arabic: ساحة الأمويين / ALA-LC: sāḥat al-Umawiyīn) is a large and important square in Damascus, Syria.It connects the city center with several important highways and areas, and contains important buildings, including the Ministry of Defense, Syria's national Opera House and the headquarters of the Syrian Armed Forces.
The Khalili Collection of Spanish Damascene Metalwork is a private collection assembled by the British scholar, collector and philanthropist Nasser D. Khalili.It includes more than 150 examples of damascened metalwork, in which gold or silver is pressed into an iron surface to create fine decoration.
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Damascene (pigeon) Damascus goat; John of Damascus (c. 676-749), Syrian Christian monk and priest; Materials technologies evoking the visual texture of Damascus steel: Damascening, of inlaying different metals into one another; Damask, a reversible figured fabric; Damascene patterning, a manufacturing process used to pattern copper into microchips