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 the students to make reproductions and to carry out a composition study by other composition factors after informing them about the history of the portrait works and other styles in Ottoman Miniature.

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.
Other course materials: Filiz Adıgüzel Toprak's lecture notes, photographs of illuminated and illustrated manuscirpts from the collections of the British Museum and Victoria&Albert Museum in London. Slide shows about contemporary exhibitions.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In this course, the styles used in Ottoman Miniature Art very often will be introduced as well as the writings, photos and books having miniature related to portrait art. The instructor guides the students towards different sources to help them comprehend the portrait drawing and application techniques in miniature; and, the students choose the portrait of the Ottoman Sultan to be reproduced. After the students gain the skill at using lining and brush at a certain extent, they start to draw an original composition including the composition factors used in miniature and complete it by colouring. During the designing stage, the discussions on the sketches and compositions will be realized in the first and last lessons every week by the instructor. In addition, the students will be encouraged to represent their opinions on the compositions and attend the in-class discussions.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

This course involves 2 theoretical course credits; and 2 practical course credits. The attendance is very important because the students can learn the application techniques by following the lesson as those techniques are introduced one to one. The students effort and skill at applying the techniques will be observed and evaluated as well as the visual resource and sketches they are going to prepare. The main evaluation will be based on an original composition including basic composition factors in Ottoman Miniature and the presentation of the reproduction of an Ottoman Sultan s portrait.

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. The attendance is compulsory for the lesson in which a new technique will be introduced. 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