COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPOSITIONAL FEATURES IN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GES 6119 COMPOSITIONAL FEATURES IN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS I ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8

Offered By

Traditional Turkish Arts

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜL GÜNEY ZINCIR

Offered to

Traditional Turkish Arts

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the students to analyze the compositions of illuminated areas in page illuminations such as serlevha, zahriye, surebaşı etc.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   know the features of symmetry, free and addition compositions used in Illumination art
2   reproduce the illumination compositions in digital media,
3   solve potential problems occurring in analyzing illumination composition and reproduce new compositions,
4   have the artistic and cultural knowledge related to Illumination Art,
5   make presentation on at least one subject they have analyzed.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Resources on Turkish Illumination Art
2 The history of Turkish Illumination Art
3 Inside casing illumination compositions ( free, symmetry, ulama )
4 Outside casing illumination compositions ( free, symmetry, ulama )
5 Circular compositions with hatayi, rumi, vloud, animal motifs in A4 format
6 Rectangular compositions with hatayi, rumi, vloud, animal motifs in A4 format
7 Compositions around Celi writings
8 Celi writing compositions
9 Hilye, tuğra (sultan s signature) compositions
10 Sketch stage in compositions ( motif and composition stages )
11 Going on sketch stage in compositions
12 Completion of the compositions
13 Submitting the compositions in a file
14 Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

S. Ünver: Karamemi Hayatı, Eserleri ,
Ilhan Özkeçeci; Türk Tezhip Sanatı, Konya 2005 ,s.
Lale Uluç : Şirazlı Ustalar, Osmanlı Okurlar, 2009.
Ayla Ersoy ; Türk Tezhip Sanatı, Istanbul 1988s.
F.Çağman: M. Sinan Döneminde Ehl-i Hiref Teşkilâtı ,T. Mimarlığı ve Sanatı, Istanbul1988,s.73-77; Saray Nakkaşhanesi ,Ist. 1989,s.35-46.
I. Hakkı Uzunçarşılı: Osmanlı Saray Teşkilatı, Ankara 1988.
Zeren Tanındı: Kitap ve Tezhibi, Osmanlı Uygarlığı, Ankara 2004, s.865-891
Banu Mahir: II. B.Devri Saray Nakkaşhanesinin Osmanlı Tezhip Sanatına Katkıları, Türkiyemiz,S: 60,s.4-13.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Each student will produce original illumination compositions by using the compositions they have visually gained from various written works. These compositions will be transformed on acetate and submitted in a file.

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 * 0.40 + PRJ * 0.30 + DKL * 0.30


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

This course is both theoretical and practical, 2 credits for each. The students will be given both a mid-term exam and a final exam to comprehend the course in the lessons. In these exams, how the subjects in the lesson notes have been comprehended and how much the applications have been transformed into skills will be evaluated. The students are also supposed to prepare an assignment and present it.

Assessment Criteria

Before the exams, the students will be informed about the value of the questions to be asked, and according to the answers the total grade will be determined.
Project evaluation, assignment presentation and attendance will also be evaluated out of 100.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The students coming to class late will be accepted into the class but are considered to attend half class period. All attendance will be scored as mentioned above. At the end of each course, the next lesson s subject is given to the students as study and research subject. Each lesson starts after discussing the study and research subject before teaching it.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

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 4 52
Design Project 13 4 52
Preparing assignments 2 15 30
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 201

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.2555
LO.355
LO.45
LO.55