ABSTRACT

Through a combination of rich architectural and ethnographic description, this study of apprenticeship and human spatial cognition provides a fascinating insight into the daily lives and activities of a professional class of craftsmen, and investigates the unique teaching-learning processes that distinguish their trade and mould both their professional and social characters.

chapter |26 pages

Introduction

Sanaʿa, Craft and the Building Trade

chapter 1|41 pages

The ʿ Addil Minaret

Reconsidering the Role of the Mosque Minaret in Sanaʿa

chapter 2|54 pages

Foundations

Training Labourers in a Traditional Apprenticeship System

chapter 3|62 pages

Making it Above Grade

Apprenticeship and Learning to ‘Make'

chapter 4|56 pages

Completing the Dome

The Master Builders

chapter |9 pages

Conclusion