This book, published by Dergham, is the work of Ray Jabre Mouawad. It looks back at the rich religious heritage of Tripoli, Enfé and Koura, through 180 photographs of painted works. It looks back at the history of the Greek Orthodox (Melkite) icon during its golden age in the Ottoman Empire.
The book is organised around the lives of the main painters united around the Melkite iconographic tradition, while telling the story of the ancient churches of Tripoli and Koura.
Photo: "Saint Dimitri", Hanna al-Qudsi, 1727, Saint-Nicolas church, Tripoli. Photo OLJ.