COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH ART OF ILLUMINATION AND UNIQUE DESIGNS II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GES 5144 TURKISH ART OF ILLUMINATION AND UNIQUE DESIGNS II ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8

Offered By

Traditional Turkish Arts

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜL GÜNEY ZINCIR

Offered to

Traditional Turkish Arts

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to search for the artists in Turkish Art of Illumination and their cults, and to determine the differences between them. Moreover, we aim to teach the effects of the illuminations made in the regions such as Herat, Şiraz, Tebriz on the writings with illuminations made in Anatolia. The cult features learnt technically and in terms of style will be used in original designs. ( Hilye, the frame of celi writing, royal decree, sultan s signature, etc.)

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   learn the cults of Turkish Art of Illumination,
2   reach the writings with different cults in the domestic and overseas museums and libraries, and analyse them,
3   use the analysis of the techniques, compositions, patterns and colours seen in different cults
4   have the ability to present the information which they have gained about their specialty field
5   have the ability to present the information which they have gained about their specialty field.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Resources related to the Turkish Art of Illumination
2 The history of the Turkish Art of Illumination
3 The catalogue methods of the writings in the museums, libraries and collections
4 Analysing the different styles in the writings that have been catalogued
5 The herat cult in Turkish Art of Illumination
6 The şiraz cult in Turkish Art of Illumination
7 The tebriz cult in Turkish Art of Illumination
8 The relationship of the cults towards each other
9 Exam / Homework / Presentation
10 Sketch steps of the designs ( pattern and composition steps )
11 Colour analysis of the designs
12 Analysis of the design
13 The assesment and presentation of the project
14 The assesmment and presentation of the project

Recomended or Required Reading

I. Hakkı Uzunçarşılı: Osmanlı Saray Teşkilatı, Ankara 1988.
A.Maktal :Tezyinat-ı Kur aniye, Uluslararası Türk Dünyası Kültür Kurultayı, Cilt: 4 ,Izmir 2006 1461-1471s.
A.Maktal-S. Toprak, DEU.I.F.H. Hat Koleksiyonu , Izmir 2008, 59 s.
Diğer ders materyalleri:
Onbin Yıllık Iran Medeniyeti IkibinYıllık Ortak Miras, T.SM.,Şubat 2010, 335s.
1400.Yılında Kur an-ı Kerîm, Istanbul 2010.
Gül Güney ders notları, basılı ve görüntülü yazma eser tezhip örnekleri.
Duncan Haldane : Islamıc Book Bindings, England 1983

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Each student will determine the writing works belonging to Herat, Şiraz, Tebriz cults in the domestic and overseas libraries and museums, and will catalogue them. He will use the data in his original designs. It is essential for the students to use the knowledge in their designs to show their ability.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + PRJ * 0.50 + PAR * 0.20


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

This course is both theoretical and practical with 2 credits for each. In the educational period, the students will be given a mid-term and a final to have them comprehend the subjects in the lessons. In these exams, the subjects given in the lessons will be examined to see how much they have been apprehended and how the practises related to the designs have been turned into ability. Moreover, the students are asked to prepare a homework on the subjects they have gained, and present them

Assessment Criteria

The exams will be evaluated out of 100 in accordance with the number of the questions. The students will be informed about the value of each question before the exam. The grade will be determined in accordance with the answers. Project evaluation, homework presentation and attendance will evaluated out of 100.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The students coming into the class late will be admitted but accepted half-attended. All attendance will be evaluated by the rate mentioned above. At the end of each lesson, the students are informed about the following lesson s subject as a research subject. So, the lessons start with these researches and discussions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tezhip anasanat dalı
e mail: gul.guney@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

There isnt any time

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 8 104
Design Project 2 10 20
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 13 2 26
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 212

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.15
LO.25
LO.355
LO.45
LO.55