COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CELî WRITING TECHNIQUES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HAT 3001 CELî WRITING TECHNIQUES COMPULSORY 2 4 0 8

Offered By

Ancient Turkish Calligraphy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYNUR MAKTAL

Offered to

Art of Calligraphy
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach students to examine, classify and interpret the celi writings which is one of the richest area of expertise in calligraphy art, regarding the meanings, contents, composition and writing aesthetics, by comparing with other writings from different disciplines.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1 To define the role, importance and the range of celi writings in Turkish art of calligraphy
2   2 To explain the differences and similarities in variety of writings.
3   3 To classify the celi writings in order to their meanings, content, composition, aesthetics and types.
4   4 To compare them with similar and different disciplines.
5   5 To create unique composition by using information technologies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1 Celi writings in Turkish art of calligraphy 11 Examples of celi writings in inscriptions and epigraphs
2 2 Harmony in celi writings, aesthetic values in writing 12 Types of symmetric/ Müsenna writings in Turkish art of calligraphy
3 3 Content- form Interaction in celi writings 13 Ecole of Celi Talik writings and hieroglyphic writing in Turkish art of calligraphy
4 4 Preparation of ground in celi writings
5 5 The richness of composition in celi writings
6 6 Phrases about text features used in celi writings
7 7 Types of celi writings in Turkish art of calligraphy,
8 8 Examples of celi calligraphies in architecture
9 9 Composition of (istif) writings,
10 10 Ecole of Thuluth (sülüs) writing

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Referances: Müstakim-zâde S.S., Tuhfe-i Hattâtîn, Istanbul 13 ,s.
Mahmut Bedreddin Yazır Kalem Güzeli I, II, Ankara 1981; 157s.
Muhittin Serin; Hat Sanatı ; Ist.1999;
Orkun H. N. ,Eski Türk Yazıtları , Ankara 1991.
Ali Alparslan; Osmanlı Hat Sanatı, Istanbul 1978;
Abdülhamit Tüfekçioğlu; Osmanlı Sanatının Oluşumunda Yazı; Ankara 2009 ;
Mürekkep Zamanlar ,Yapı Kredi Küitür Yayınları, Istanbul 1997; 112s.
Ismail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu, Türk Yazı Sanatı; Ankara 1993; 144s.
Besmele Bahçesi, Boğaziçi Yayınlar;1998; 279s.
Hulûsî Efendi, Azîz Efendi,Necmettin Okyay Meşk Murakkaa Örnekleri..
Türk Hat Sanatının Şaherserleri,(Hz. M. Uğur Derman), Ankara 1990s. 67s.
Hat Sanatı, (Edit: E. Ihsanoğlu ) Istanbul 1992, 244s.
A.Maktal-S. Toprak, Hüsn-i Hat Koleksiyonu, Izmir 2008,s.59.
A.Maktal Ders Notları ve Meşk ve Yazı Tasarım Örnekleri..

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In this course, the terminology, historical development, types, anatomy, structure and forms celi writings in calligraphy, will be introduced with examples and the students will fulfill the writings, beginning with the preparation of moulds and finishing with the last form.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 ATT ATTENDANCE
5 FIN FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.15 + ASG * 0.15 + ASG * 0.30 + ATT * 0.20 + FIN * 0.20
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.15 + ASG * 0.15 + ASG * 0.30 + ATT * 0.20 + RST * 0.20


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The course begins with theoretical description, drawing with the help of visuals and personal applications about related subjects. . At the end of the classes, the subject of next class is announced to students as research subject. At the beginning of the next class, stages of the works are examined, mistakes are criticized and discussed; then the students begin their new application in studios.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

In this course, the terminology, historical development, types, anatomy, structure and forms celi writings in calligraphy, will be introduced with examples and the students will fulfill the writings, beginning with the preparation of moulds and finishing with the last form.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aynur.maktal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Not avaliable

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Field study 13 4 52
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 193

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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