COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Ancient Turkish Calligraphy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FILIZ ADIGÜZEL TOPRAK

Offered to

Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Art of Illumination
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach what the basic figure and composition factors in Ottoman Miniature are and by which technique they are made - by starting with the history of Ottoman Miniature Art and application techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Padişahın Portresi Teasvir-i Al-i Osman, Iş Bank. Yay., Istanbul 2000.
Metin And; Osmanlı Tasvir Sanatları 1: Minyatür, Iş Bank. Yay., Istanbul 2002.
Serpil Bağcı-Filiz Çağman-Günsel Renda-Zeren Tanındı; Osmanlı Resim Sanatı, Kültür Bak. Yay., Istanbul 2006.
Filiz Adıgüzel Toprak's lecture notes; photographs and slides of the Illustrated Manuscript Catalogues of the London British Museum and Victoria&Albert Museum.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In this course, we aim to instruct periodically prominent miniature styles with visual materials by pointing out the history of Ottoman Miniature Art theoretically. The instructor will guide the students to make up a visual source. The most important works in Ottoman Miniature Art will be introduced by source books, and the basic composition factors will be identified with the help of these samples. These composition factors will first be classified as human, animal figures and natural factors; and then they will be drawn on sketches by a pencil; the next step is to colour them. In all applications, the sketch stage should primarily be approved by the instructor. After all these applications, a file containing basic composition factors about Ottoman Miniature and the students original works will be prepared.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

This course involves 2 theoretical course credits; and 2 practical course credits. The students are supposed to prepare a research source and will be observed how much they have reached the visual materials, and they will prepare an assignment about the history and the periods of Ottoman Miniature in the 5th week. The attendance is very important because the students can learn the application techniques by following the lesson as those techniques are introduced one on one. The students skills at using the brush and line technique will be evaluated after instructing the application techniques. After the studies done in the educational term, the students files including the basic composition factors of the Ottoman Miniature will be the main criteria for evaluation, so will their efforts and attendance.

Assessment Criteria

The project, assignment presentation and attendance will be evaluated out of 100.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

After the theoretical information is given both orally and written, the practical studies are done one to one with the students. 80 % attendance is compulsory. The students will be informed about the following lesson and are supposed to make preliminary research on the subject.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

filiz.adiguzel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Not avaliable.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes