COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF JEWELLERY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAA 3351 HISTORY OF JEWELLERY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Accessory Design

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PELIN DIKMEN

Offered to

Graphic
Carpet - Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Play Writing - Dramaturgy
Performance Arts
Ceramics
Carpet, Rug and Traditional Fabric Designs
Cinema and Television
Accessory Design
Stage Design
Animation Film Design and Directing
Ceramic and Glass Design
Music Sciences
Film Design and Directing
Musicology
Art of Illumination
Film Design and Directing
Illustration and Printmaking
Sculpture
Photography
Fashion Apparel Design
Tile Design and Restoration
Painting
Cartoon Film and Animation
Textile Design
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Textile
Textile and Fashion Design Department
Film Design and Screenwriting
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Graphic Design
Film Design and Screenwriting
Ceramic and Glass
Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy
Music Technology
Graphic Arts

Course Objective

The aims of this course are to examine the reasons of the emergence of the first objects which can be called accessory, to support by visual presentation, to examine and evaluate the developmental stages of the development of ornament and jewellery, starting from the jewelleries of ancient period and in extant and historical perspective, in the basis of design, material, form, production, technique, aesthetic and artistic value standards, to explain the symbolic meanings attributed to the ornament objects in societies and civilizations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand the reasons of the emergence of the objects that can be called jewellery
2   Analyse the ancient period jewellery culture from the perspective of material, craftsmanship, form and aesthetic and explain comparatively the jewellery concept of ancient civilizations
3   Define the effects of art periods on the history of ornament and jewellery
4   Explain how and why the ornaments and jewelleries of societies and courtiers take form within the centuries
5   Explain the effective determiner concepts in the history of ornament and jewellery by analysing
6   Prepare assigned research subject in a methodological approach by considering ethic values and present it verbally to the other students on the defined demo day.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Prehistoric age, Early bronze age, Ritual ornament object
2 Design, form, aesthetic and material features of the ornaments of Assyrian, Hittite, Urartu, Phrygian and Ion
3 Design, form, aesthetic and material features of Egypt, Scythian and Persian ornaments
4 Symbolism in Ornament, attributed meanings to ornament objects
5 Presentations
6 Design, form, aesthetic, material features of Greek, Hellenistic age, Roman s ornament The jewellery of Eastern Roman (Byzantine), analysis of Byzantine Jewelleries and Accessories
7 Ornament and jeweller production and use in Medieval Europe
8 New era; The art of jewellery in Renaissance
9 Baroque style, jewellery and accessories in the 17th and 18th centuries
10 Jeweller at the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century
11 Jewellery designs in Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods
12 Jewellery design and production after the WW II
13 New material and form searches in ornament and jewellery design
14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:
Worlds history of Jewellery I- From ancient to medieval ages, Altan Türe, Istanbul 2011
Worlds history of Jewellery, Western jewelleries from the medieval ages to today, Altan Türe,Istanbul, 2011
Anatolian jewelleries in Ancient ages, Yıldız Akay Meriçboyu, 2000, Istanbul
The Jewellery of Southeast Asia, Anne Richter, London, 2000

Additional Sources:
Protector spells, Desmond Moris, London, 1996
20th Century Jewelry: The Complete Sourcebook Peacock, John Thames & Hudson2002
A World Of Necklaces : Afrıca, Asıa, Oceanıa, Amerıca ,Leurquın Anne , Skıra, 2003
A Fashıonable Hıstory Of Jewelry & Accessorıes , Reynolds Helen, Raıntree Publıshers, 2003
Complementary Materials:
Magazines (Schmuck Magazine, Jewellery Magazine, Goldnews ), The catalogues of the ornament and jewellery companies, TrendBook, websites of the ornament and jewellery companies, the magazines published by Turkish jewellery associations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1- Teaching and the attendance of the students :
The lecturer gives the topics of ornament and jewellery history to the students by using the visual presentation and course notes she / he collected from different sources. She /he makes students to attend the lesson actively. She / he helps students to fill their info-gap by determining them via question and answer teaching method. At the end of the lesson, the lecturer gives the topic of the following lesson and makes them to come to the lesson providently. By employing these methods, students are supported about improving their attendance and verbal communication.
2- Research subjects and presentation:
The lecturer of the course provides necessary data (scientific research method, methodological presentation, presentation criteria etc.) for preparation and the presentation of assigned research subjects. She / he wants students to perform a visual and literary research on assigned project. The prepared research files and visual presentations are presented by the students on specified date.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1- Quiz grade
2- Course attendance and preparation
3- The evaluation of the required research file and research presentation
4- Final grade

Assessment Criteria

MIDTERM EXAM+RESEARCH HOMEWORK+FINAL EXAM
1- Midterm exam grade
2- Class participation and coming to class prepared
3- Evaluation of the requested research file and research presentation
4- Final exam grade

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1.There is an 80 % obligation in attendance to lesson.
2. All plagiarism attempts and actions would end up in disciplinary punishment
3. Nonattendance to the lesson, not performing the required responsibilities will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

pelin.demirtas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials (Project, Laboratory work, and etc.) 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparations for research/ assignment/ presentation 8 2 16
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 57

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.21211
LO.31211
LO.41211
LO.51211
LO.61