Amendments and additions – most recent first

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 developed 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. Please remember that these are my personal notes and are not essays, as they might often appear.

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 blue background – as in this paragraph. I hope this will be sufficient to mark changes and be relatively easily seen.

Date	Reference	Description
2024.09.25	The Babaud and Masson families	A note has been revised, and an image added, relating to the estate of Mme de Cassini.
2024.09.20	Arabic / Islamic geometry 02	A note on the construction of a heptadecagon has been amended, along with a number of small comments.
2024.09.18	The Babaud and Masson families Cassini and Maraldi references	A number of notes and amendments have been added relating to further addresses of Dominique-Joseph Cassini together with small additions and expansion of the note on Maillebois’s move to the Netherlands. A reference has also been added.
2024.09.14	The Babaud and Masson families	Two illustrated notes have been added relating to Mme de Cassini in London and her death in Paris, together with amendments.
2024.09.11	France and England Cassini and Maraldi references Cassini and Maraldi references Cassini and Maraldi references	Two notes have been added along with three references relating to William Wickham, France and Ireland.
2024.09.09	Arabic / Islamic geometry 02	A note has been added illustrating the nesting of different sizes of pentagons.
2024.09.08	Greeting cards	An illustration of a large number of rough designs for the Christmas season have been added.
2024.09.07	References	A reference has been added relating to a paper on Sheikh Abdullah bin Thani’s political and economic role to 1949.
2024.09.03	Population	The population figures for the month of August have been added showing a considerable increase following the summer period.
2024.08.24	Design studies	A note on an urban design scheme from the 1960s for an area of north London has been added.
2024.08.19	Gulf architecture 05	An image has been added of a decorative arch in an old decayed traditional building.
2024.08.16	Gulf architecture 02	An image has been amended and another added relating to shurfa on an old building at Umm Salal Muhammad.
2024.08.13	Traditional boats	The image of a traditional anchor with accompanying comment has been added.
2024.08.09	France and the defence of England Cassini and Maraldi references	A note has been added on Baron de Nantiat together with two references.
2024.08.03	France and the defence of England	The spelling of the Bishop of Nantia’s name has been amended to the Bishop of Nantiat.
2024.08.01	Population	The population figures for the month of July have been added showing another drop in both genders.
2024.07.30	Greece - 1979	A number of images from a brief holiday in Greece have been added and related pages adjusted.
2024.07.27	Giovanni Domenico Cassini References	A note has been added referring to geometry and the beginnings of the Cassini mapping of France, together with a reference.
2024.07.23	Building regulations	An image from a recent fire has been added with commentary.
2024.07.20	Islamic urban design 02	An aerial image of Government House and the Qatar National Bank, taken in 1977, has been added.
2024.07.18	Islamic / Arabic geometry 02	The construction of a set of nested polygons has been posted.
2024.07.16	Old Qatar 02	An old image has been added of shops leading down to suq waqf.
2024.07.15	Gulf architecture 07 References Islamic / Arabic geometry 01	An old image of the masjid at al-Dhakhira has been added together with a reference and the first paragraph introduction to Islamic geometry.
2024.07.13	Old Qatar 02 Old Qatar 02 Old Qatar 02	Old images of a sikka, the beginnings of the Muntazah park and a 1940s image of Doha have been added.
2024.07.12	Gulf architecture 07	A number of photographs of old masaajid and manaaraat have been added and relevant commentary amended.
2024.07.11	Gulf architecture 03 Society 06 Old Qatar 02	An old image of a lintol inserted into a wall has been added together with another image of the ’eid gun being fired and an old photograph of the south of Wakra.
2024.07.09	Old Qatar 02 Gulf architecture 01 Gulf architecture 01	Aerial images of the fort at Rayyan and the old settlements of al-Ruwais and al-Khor have been added.
2024.07.08	Planning in Qatar 01 Planning in Qatar 01 Society 06	An aerial image of the West Bay in 1981 has been added along with an early view over the bay and an ’eid gun being fired. Accompanying texts have been revised.
2024.07.06	Old Qatar 02 Gulf architecture 05	An illustrated note has been added relating to the wind tower in the centre of Doha, as well as a photograph of an old naqsh panel with an analysis of its geometry.
2024.07.03	Population	The population figures for the month of June have been added, illustrating a significant drop in female numbers.
2024.07.02	Gulf architecture 07 Infrastructure development	An aerial photograph of an old masjid al-Khalifat has been added together with a crash under the Ras Abu Aboud flyover.
2024.07.01	Gulf architecture 07	An aerial photograph of an old masjid in Wakra has been added.
2024.06.29	Society 04 Old Qatar 02	Images of sheep with attendant labourer in a pickup have been added together with a number of aerial images of banks from 1974
2024.06.28	Old Qatar 02 Old Qatar 02 Old Qatar 02 Gulf architecture 07	An image of the al-Mana house on Abdullah bin Jassim street, a view of the suq al-hadaadin, a traffic policeman on duty in the suq, and an old view of al-Asmakh masjid in Doha have been added.
2024.06.26	The building industry	A photograph of shuttering to a manara has been added.
2024.06.24	Traditional boat types Society 02 Old Qatar 02	Illustrations have been added of a manned racing boat, a camel race, and old images of Doha’s suq waqf.
2024.06.23	Arabic / Islamic geometry 02	A note has been added on a nesting group of pentagons and their relationship with the Golden Section.
2024.06.22	Islamic urban design 02 Infrastructure development Old Qatar 01 Old Qatar 01 Old Qatar 02 Old Qatar 02 Old Qatar 02	Old images have been added of the Sharia court building, the Ras abu Aboud flyover and Jaidah roundabout, the Diwan al-Amiri courtyard, a State Post Office and Police post, the palace entrance at Rayyan, old Khor and Doha’s suq.
2024.06.21	Arabic / Islamic geometry 02 References	A brief note and reference to a paper on Leonardo da Vinci’s interest in the octagon and the sacred cut have been added.
2024.06.20	Giacomo Filippo Maraldi Cassini and Maraldi references	A number of additions have been made to the note on Giovanni Filippo Maraldi together with a reference.
2024.06.19	Islamic urban design 02 Islamic urban design 02 Islamic urban design 03 Traditional boats Society 04	Developed from YouTube videos of the 1960s, a small number of images of Qatar have been added: the airport viewing platform, Ministry of Justice, Arab Bank, a small boat under sail and a porter pulling a loaded barrow.
2024.06.18	Design studies	Another design for eid al-adha has been added.
2024.06.17	Old Qatar 01	An image of a structure at al-Zubara has been added with commentary.
2024.06.10	The Cassini and Maraldi families Giovanni Dominico Cassini Astronomy Cassini and Maraldi references	A little more information has been added on the dates of the birth and civil marriage of Giovanni Dominico Cassini and his children, a number of small amendments and additions have been made, and a map of the moon and reference added.
2024.06.06	The Maraldi family	A map and a little more information has been given relating to the Second Genoese-Savoyard war.
2024.06.02	Population	The population figures for the month of May have been added.
2024.05.27	Introduction	The introduction to the Islamic design section has been revised.
2024.05.21	Arabic / Islamic geometry 03 History of the peninsula	The note on Celtic design has been revised with graphics added, and the note on Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has been updated.
2024.05.17	History of the peninsula	The note on Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has been updated.
2024.05.14	Arabic / Islamic geometry 02	Diagrams have been added illustrating how a line might be divided by a given number of factors.
2024.05.11	Arabic / Islamic geometry 03	A photograph of a snail shell has been added illustrating a clockwise spiral.
2024.05.07	Population Arabic / Islamic geometry 03 References	The population figures for the month of April have been added together with a note and reference to Cosmati work at Canterbury Cathedral.
2024.05.01	Arabic / Islamic geometry 01	An illlustrated note on a common Moroccan pattern has been added.
2024.04.29	France and England Cassini and Maraldi references The Babaud and Masson families	Notes on the military and mapping of France and England have been added along with three references and a small addition to the note on Alexandre Frédéric Jacques Masson.
2024.04.24	France and England	A map has been added and commentary developed relating to the possibilities of France invading England.
2024.04.21	Arabic / Islamic geometry 03	An illustrated note has been added on the Cosmatesque work of St. Edward’s tomb in Westminster Abbey.
2024.04.14	Arabic / Islamic geometry 03	A number of new illustrations of Cosmatesque designs have been added, and accompanying text revised.
2024.04.11	Cassini and Maraldi references The Babaud and Masson families	A reference has been added relating to the Masson and Babaud families, and a note on the Babaud family amended.
2024.04.06	The Babaud and Masson families	A brief reference has been added on Mme de Cassini’s house on the Rue de Babylone, and small additions made.
2024.04.04	The Babaud and Masson families	A note has been added on Mme de Cassini’s appearance in the Livre Rouge.
2024.04.01	Population	The population figures for the month of March have been added.
2024.03.31	The Babaud and Masson families Jean Dominique Cassini	The image of a document showing the sale of Mme de Cassini’s furniture has been added as well as a note on the death of Anne Cécile Cassini.
2024.03.30	The Babaud and Mason families César François Cassini	Additions and amendments to the death dates of Dominique Joseph Cassini and César François Cassini, and the birth dates of Dominique-Jean Cassini, Charlotte and Angélique-Dorothée Babaud have been made.
2024.03.29	France and England Cassini and Maraldi references	Images and notes have been amended and added to the Cassini notes with a new section created on France and the defence of England. A reference has been added.
2024.03.25	The Babaud and Masson families	Images and notes have been amended and added relating to Yves-Marie Desmarets, marquis de Maillebois and to the Prince de Condé, together with illustrations of the Hôtel Cassini and Wimbledon House.
2024.03.20	Population	The population figures for the month of February have been added.
2024.03.18	Islamic urban design 03	Two aerial images of the Hotel and Conference centre, together with development on West Bay, have been added.
2024.03.13	Photography – Morocco 1996	Images from a brief trip to Casablanca and Marrakech in 1996 have been added.
2024.03.06	Islamic urban design 01	A note has been added on the Sheikha Fatima Mohamed Ali masjid in Kuwait.
2024.03.04	References	A reference has been added on domestic buildings in Kuwait.
2024.03.01	Islamic urban design 01	A note has been added on the Sheikh Nasser al-Sabah masjid in Kuwait.
2024.02.29	References	A reference has been added on the spacing of prayer areas in public buildings.
2024.02.28	Islamic urban design 01	A note has been added on the Mamluki Lancet masjid in Kuwait.
2024.02.26	Arabic / Islamic geometry 02	Some illustrations of the development of eight-point geometry have been added.
2024.02.16	Arabic / Islamic geometry 02	A note has been added on an alternative basic ten-point design.
2024.02.14	Arabic / Islamic geometry 02	A brief note has been added on an example of twenty-four point geometry.
2024.02.12	Population Arabic / Islamic geometry 02	The population figures for the month of January have been added, recording a significant rise in population; and a study for a simple octagonal pattern has been posted.
2024.01.30	Photography – Tunisia 1995	Images from a brief trip to Tunisia in the Spring of 1995 have been added.
2024.01.22	Arabic / Islamic geometry 01	A study of the geometry behind a Moroccan pattern based on the Golden Section has been added.
2024.01.18	Arabic / Islamic geometry 01	A design has been added illustrating the construction of a Moroccan tile relating to an axehead.
2024.01.16	Arabic / Islamic geometry 01	A study of the geometry behind a Moroccan pattern has been added.
2024.01.12	Population	The population statistics for the month of December 2023 have been added showing the total drop below three million.
2024.01.09	Islamic urban design 01	An illustrated note on the Hassan II masjid in Casablanca, Morocco, has been added.
2024.01.04	Play	A note has been added to the graphics area of the site relating to a folded lamp construction.
2024.01.03	Islamic urban design 03	An image of some of the first buildings constructed on the New District of Doha has been replaced and supporting commentary re-written.
2024.01.01	Home	The copyright notices and dates throughout the site have been updated. Hopefully.