a collection of notes on areas of personal interest
On the first page of this site I wrote that there are likely to be continual changes as these notes are added to and the pages develop over time. Looking at other sites I’ve found I have a problem discovering what has changed since my last visit so, in an attempt to track what I’ve changed myself, I’ll make a determined attempt to keep this up to date by using this page to record each change.
However, although each reference will take you to the actual comment, when there is more than one change on a single page you will be taken only to that page and will then have to look down for the amendment or addition.
The latest additions and amendments to any of the pages will be marked by a pale background – as in this paragraph. I hope this will be sufficient to mark changes and be relatively easily seen.
Date |
Reference |
Description |
2016.12.17 | Graphic design studies | The note on some early graphic designs has been up-dated and an illustration added. |
2016.12.04 | Graphic design studies | An illustration and note relating to the rough designs of greeting cards for 2016 have been added. |
2016.12.01 | Population | The population figures by gender for November 2016 have been added. |
2016.11.24 | Appendix – Security | Additions and amendments have been made to a note on issues relating to security. |
2016.11.17 | References | A reference has been added. |
2016.11.12 | Links | A third virtual Arabic keyboard link has been added. |
2016.11.08 | References | References to two documents relating to traditional marine craft have been added. |
2016.11.07 | References | References to three documents have been added. |
2016.11.04 | Arabic / Islamic geometry 01 | An illustration of an old dish decorated in a calligraphic style has been added with commentary. |
2016.11.01 | Population | The population figures by gender for October 2016 have been added. |
2016.10.31 | History of the peninsula | The names of the wives of the later members of the Rulers of Qatar have been added. |
2016.10.27 | History of the peninsula | A small addition to the history of Qatar page has been made on the death of Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. |
2016.10.26 | Graphic design studies | An animated illustration has been added showing alternative ways of organising a kufic graphic design. |
2016.10.24 | History of the peninsula | An addition to the history of Qatar page has been made on the death of Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. |
2016.10.20 | Graphic design studies | Additional illustrations and commentary have been added relating to the organisation of graphic kufic patterns. |
2016.10.16 | Graphic design studies | A brief illustrated note has been added relating to the organisation of graphic kufic patterns. |
2016.10.11 | Pressures for change | Notes have been added on issues relating to censorship. |
2016.10.08 | Graphic design studies | An old graphic design has been added and the accompanying commentary re-written. |
2016.10.03 | Population | The population figures for August 2016 by gender have been added. |
2016.10.02 | Population | The population figures have been brought up to date with the addition of those for the end of September 2016. |
2016.09.26 | Population | A note on the numbers of Qatari nationals has been amended. |
2016.09.25 | Population | Population figures by gender breakdown for July 2016 have been added. |
2016.09.24 | Arabic / Islamic geometry 03 | Notes and illustrations relating to cosmatesque designs have been revised. |
2016.09.08 | References | A small number of references have been added. |
2016.09.06 | Design studies | A variation on a graphic kufic greeting design has been added. |
2016.09.04 | Design studies | A graphic kufic greeting design has been added. |
2016.09.01 | Population | The population figures have been brought up to date with the addition of those for the end of August 2016. |
2016.08.28 | References | A number of references have been added. |
2016.08.24 | Planning in Qatar 01 | Two early photographs of the Ministry of Information have been added and associated commentary updated. |
2016.08.23 | Gulf architecture 04 | Illustrations and notes relating to the tops of traditional walls have been added. |
2016.08.19 | Gulf architecture 01 | A photograph of an entrance has been added and the description updated. |
2016.08.17 | Gulf architecture 05 Islamic geometry 04 |
Three black and white images of a heavily carved entrance treatment have been added together with an example of their thirteen-point geometry. |
2016.08.15 | Gulf architecture 01 | Two black and white images of traditional entrance treatments, with commentary, have been added. |
2016.08.13 | Gulf architecture 08 | Three examples of traditional enfs have been added together with an example of door architrave moulding. |
2016.08.12 | Gulf architecture 05 | Three examples of traditional balustrading have been added. |
2016.08.07 | Islamic urban design 03 | An aerial photograph of the National Museum has been added together with commentary. |
2016.08.01 | Population | The population figures have been brought up to date with the addition of those for the end of July 2016. |
2016.07.27 | Gulf architecture 05 Gulf architecture 08 |
Notes have been added on early balustrading and an old entrance door in Doha. |
2016.07.24 | Introduction | Notes on the introduction to the battles of Bullecourt have been edited. |
2016.07.13 | Islamic urban design 03 | A note on the beginnings of design in Qatar has been slightly amended. |
2016.07.02 | Population | The population figures have been brought up to date with the addition of those for the end of June 2016. |
2016.07.01 | References | A reference has been added and a misplaced reference moved. |
2016.06.30 | Glossary | A few words have been added to the glossary. |
2016.06.21 | Infrastructure development | Additional information on demand for electricity has been added. |
2016.06.17 | The Babaud & Masson families | Small revisions have been made to the note relating to the death of Mme de Cassini, and a map added. |
2016.06.15 | Society 03 | A note has been written on recent additions to graffiti in Qatar. |
2016.06.02 | Population | The population figures have been brought up to date with the addition of the numbers at the end of May 2016. |
2016.06.01 | Cartography and the Cassini & Maraldi families | A note on place naming with regard to Cassini’s maps has been revised. |
2016.05.31 | Design studies | A study for an Islamic greeting card has been added. |
2016.05.28 | Cartography and the Cassini & Maraldi families References |
A note has been revised on place naming with regard to Cassini’s maps, and two references added. |
2016.05.26 | History of the peninsula | A note has been expanded on the aftermath of the murder of Sheikh Ahmed bin Muhammad al-Thani. |
2016.05.26 | References History of the peninsula |
Two references have been added and a date amended for the death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Muhammad al-Thani. |
2016.05.23 | Context | A photograph has been added and a note amended relating to the Royal Navy’s Air Service. |
2016.05.21 | Planning in Qatar 01 | An illustrated note has been added on first developments in the New District of Doha. |
2016.05.18 | Cartography and the Cassini & Maraldi families | A note on the recording of information for mapping has been added. |
2016.05.12 | References | A reference has been added. |
2016.05.10 | Arabic / Islamic Geometry 02 | An illustrated note has been added relating to designs with the hendecagon. |
2016.05.06 | Planning in Qatar 01 References |
Photos and a note have been posted relating to Intermediate Staff housing at Umm Said, and a mis-spelled name has been corrected. |
2016.05.04 | Arabic / Islamic Geometry 03 | Amendments have been made to the note relating to the Fibonacci series, and new photographs added. |
2016.05.03 | Population Arabic / Islamic Geometry 03 Arabic / Islamic Geometry 02 |
The population figures have been brought up to date with the addition of the statistics to the end of April 2016, small corrections have been made to figures relating to the Fibonacci series, and a paragraph on the same subject added on another page. |
2016.04.29 | Arabic / Islamic Geometry 03 | A note has been written on the geometric construction of an Italian tarsia. |
2016.04.27 | References | A reference to the use of Fibonacci in an Italian design has been added. |
2016.04.25 | Graphic design studies | A note on an international competition has been amended and an illustration revised. |
2016.04.22 | References Planning in Qatar 01 |
Three references relating to development at Umm Said, 1984, traditional architecture in the Gulf, and tall buildings have been added and a note on housing in the New District of Doha slightly expanded. |
2016.04.20 | Planning in Qatar 02 | A note on changes to land use development in the Industrial Area has been added. |
2016.04.16 | Gulf architecture 03 | A note has been amended relating to the naming of an architectural device. |
2016.04.14 | References Glossary |
A reference has been added to the Islamic Design section, and a number of words have been added to or amended in the glossary. |
2016.04.12 | References | A number of references have been added to the Islamic Design section. |
2016.04.10 | References Glossary |
A number of references relating to traditional architecture and planning have been added, and a paragraph in the introduction to the glossary has been slightly expanded. |
2016.04.07 | Population | The population figures have been brought up to date with the addition of the statistics to the end of March 2016. |
2016.04.06 | References | A reference to a glossary of Qatari architecture has been added. |
2016.04.02 | Planning in Qatar 02 | A note on potential changes to land use development has been added. |
2016.03.23 | Planning in Qatar 02References | A note has been rewritten on a proposal for the development of jazeerat al-’Aliyah in the 1970s, and a reference added. |
2016.03.18 | Arab / Islamic geometry 04 | An illustrated note has been added on geometry relating to Qatari painted decoration. |
2016.03.15 | Old photographs of Qatar 02References | Two photographs illustrating ceilings in the old complex of Sheikh Abdullah have been added, together with a reference to a visual survey of Doha. |
2016.03.13 | Gulf architecture 01 | A photograph has been added and more written about the naming of rooms. |
2016.03.11 | References | Four references have been added to the reference section. |
2016.03.09 | Society 01 | A photograph has been added and a note augmented relating to dialect in Qatar. |
2016.03.07 | Population | The population figures have been brought up to date with the addition of the statistics to the end of February 2016. |
2016.02.06 | Glossary | A number of additions have been made to the glossary and a link added to a Qatar government planning vocabulary. |
2016.02.05 | Perception | A note has been added relating to sound and audio perception within the built environment. |
2016.02.27 | Introduction | More housekeeping has been carried out on most of the Islamic design pages. |
2016.02.25 | Introduction | A significant amount of housekeeping has been carried out on most pages. |
2016.02.19 | Arabic / Islamic geometry 01 | A preliminary attempt to deconstruct a traditional pattern has been added. |
2016.02.10 | The building industry | An illustrated note has been added on transportation in the building industry. |
2016.02.06 | Society 01 | A photograph has been added and a note revised relating to the traditional family. |
2016.02.02 | Population | The population figures have been brought up to date with the addition of the statistics to the end of January 2016. |
2016.01.29 | The State’s administration | A note has been added listing the most recent amendments to the Cabinet. |
2016.01.28 | Arabic / Islamic geometry 01 | An illustrated note has been written on the construction of a pattern from the Omar mosque, Jerusalem. |
2016.01.23 | Society 04 Glossary |
An illustrated note has been added on door-to-door sellers in the early nineteen seventies and a word added to the glossary. |
2016.01.20 | Society 04 References |
A note on servants has been amended and coding errors corrected on the page dealing with references. |
2016.01.14 | Islamic / Arabic geometry 02 | An illustrated note has been added on the drawing of a ten-pointed rosette. |
2016.01.11 | Islamic / Arabic geometry 01 | A note with animated illustration has been added showing how guidelines for a pattern might be developed. |
2016.01.09 | Islamic / Arabic geometry 01 Glossary |
An illustrated note has been added looking at the construction of a Moroccan plasterwork design, and a number of words in the glossary have had their Arabic transliterations amended. |
2016.01.04 | Population | The population figures have been brought up to date with the addition of the accurate numbers to the end of December 2015. |
2016.01.03 | Population | The population figures have been brought up to date with the addition of the approximate numbers to the end of December 2015. |
2016.01.01 | Updates 2016 | The site has been updated to reflect the new year with regard to dates and the copyright notice. |