THE VIDEO SHELF · traditional moroccan craftsmanship
Building the Moroccan Court
A short film following Moroccan artisans from Fez as they build a traditional 15th-century-style Moroccan court inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It shows zellij tilework and other traditional techniques.
Why HN readers recommended it
Shared as a satisfying look at craftsmen taking pride in traditional handmade tile mosaics.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- The Met
- Topic
- traditional moroccan craftsmanship
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2015–2021
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From the original HN conversations
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from one angle, the church spends money for monumental purposes. But I’m not of the opinion that you can just spend your way to those cathedrals: the workmen (freemasons in the original sense) have to believe they are giving glory to god. Here’s a great …
jazzyjackson on Hacker News · 2021-12
In Antikythera Mechanism: An ancient 'computer' that 'shouldn't exist' [video]Wow. Now imagine tiling the floor, walls, ceiling, and outside façade of a mosque using such handmade tiles. Insane amounts of human labor involved. Your video sucked me into watching videos about tilemaking. :-) This one is kind of neat: [VIDEO]
jacobolus on Hacker News · 2016-03
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