COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BYZANTINE MINOR ARTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZC 2111 BYZANTINE MINOR ARTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Museology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ZEYNEP ÇAKMAKÇI

Offered to

Museology

Course Objective

Based on the stylistic character of glass, metal, ivory, ceramic and bone artifacts, coins and seals produced between the 4th-15th centuries in Byzantine civilization; It is aimed to gain the ability of iconographic and chronological analysis, to recognize technical information, to use terminology. In this course, objects produced between the 4th and 15th centuries will be discussed in the light of examples in museums.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning the basic concepts and terms related to glass, metal, ivory, ceramic and bone artifacts, coins and seals.
2   Understanding the typological-stylistic-technical-technical-chronological distinction of Byzantine objects produced between the 4th-15th centuries.
3   Evaluation of works of art in terms of material, function, construction and ornamentation technique, stylistic development
4   Gaining the practice of distinguishing, classifying and dating Byzantine period artifacts in museums

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Terminological and Technical Information on Byzantine Glass Art (accompanied by visual material).
2 Types, Sources and Function of Glass Works used in Byzantine daily and religious life (with visual material).
3 Types, Sources and Function of Glass Works used in Byzantine daily and religious life (with visual material).
4 Terminological and Technical Information on Byzantine Metalwork (accompanied by visual material).
5 Metal objects in Byzantine religious liturgy (with visual material).
6 Types, sources and function of the metal artifacts used in Byzantine daily and religious life (with visual material).
7 Byzantine metal objects used for ornament, protection and healing
8 Midterm Exam
9 Terminological and Technical Information on Bzians Ivory Art Types, Sources and Function of Ivory Works (with visual material).
10 Terminological and Technical Information on Byzantine Ceramic Art Types, Sources and Usage of Ceramic Works (accompanied by visual material).
11 Terminological and Technical Knowledge on Byzantine Bone Artifacts Types, Sources and Use of Bone Artifacts (accompanied by visual material).
12 Byzantine coins
13 General Information on Byzantine Lead Seals (material, production, application areas, information on the format)
14 Byzantine Museums and collections
15 Byzantine Museums and collections
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

D.T. Rice, The Art of Byzantium, London 1959.
O.M. Dalton, Byzantine Art and Archaeology, New York 1961.
K. Weitzman, Ivories, Byzantine Art and European Art, 9th, Exhibition of Council of Europe, Athens 1964.
K. Weitzman, Byzantıne Book Illumination & Ivories, London 1980.
A.V. Saldern, Ancient and Byzantine Glass from Sardis, (Sardis Monographs 6), Cambridge 1980.
D.Bucton (ed.), Byzantium (Treasures of Byzantine Art and Culture) London 1994.
A.Cutler-J.M.Spieser, Das Mittelalterliche Byzans 725-1204, Münhen 1994.
C. Evans-William D. Wixom (ed.) The Glory of Byzantium,New York, 1997.
V. François- J.M.Spieser, Pottery and Glass in Byzantium, The Economic History of Byzantium: From the Seventh Through the Fifteenth Century, Washington,D.C. 2002, s.593-609.
H. C. Evans (ed.) Byzantium Faith and Power (1261-1557), New York 2004.
V.Bulgurlu, Istanbul Arkeoloji Müzesi Bizans Kurşun Mühürleri, Istanbul 2007.
B. Böhlendorf-Arslan / A. Ricci (ed.),Byzantine Small Finds in Archaeological Contexts - BYZAS 15,Istanbul 2012.
B.Pitarakis, Hayat Kısa, Sanat Uzun. Bizans'ta Şifa Sanatı / Life Is Short, Art Long. The Art of Healing in Byzantium,Istanbul 2015.
A. Ersoy, Antik Dönemden Osmanlı Dönemine Smyrna/Izmir Kemik Objeleri, Istanbul 2017.
M. Acara Eser,Bizans Maden Sanatı - Dini Törenlerde Kullanılan (Litürjik) Eşyalar, Ankara 2020.
C.Ünal, M. Toy, I.Özcihan, Tralles Antik Kenti Kazısı Kemik Buluntuları, (ed. Nurettin Öztürk), Ankara 2021, 39-205.
Z. Çakmakçı- C.Ünal,Antik Çağ'dan Bizans'a Erdemli Kadının Sembolü: Parmak Örekeleri,Istanbul 2021.
E.Akyürek, K.Durak (ed.), Bizans Dönemi'nde Anadolu Anatolia in the Byzantine Period,Istanbul 2021.

Recommendations from Internet sources
Meryem Acara Eser - Maden Sanatı I / Bizantolog (https://www.youtube.com/watch v=mQCCN5TNlLI)
Meryem Acara Eser - Maden Sanatı II / Bizantolog (https://www.youtube.com/watch v=0ylsPS7Eww0)
Meryem Acara Eser - Maden Sanatı III / Bizantolog (https://www.youtube.com/watch v=Z4Fu-ZCGbMk)

Yelda Olcay Uçkan - Cam Sanatı I / Bizantolog (https://www.youtube.com/watch v=IzY9WMXor4I)
Yelda Olcay Uçkan - Cam Sanatı II / Bizantolog (https://www.youtube.com/watch v=qvVHLUcC67U)
Yelda Olcay Uçkan - Cam Sanatı III / Bizantolog (https://www.youtube.com/watch v=SQcBDpujhPU)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Lecture
2.Presentation
3. Question and answer
4.Research activites library

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

It will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in Midterm and Final.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/edebiyat.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof.Dr. Zeynep Çakmakçı
zeynep.cakmakci@deu.edu.tr
+90 (232) 301 94 26

Office Hours

Office hours are determined for each semester and announced to the student at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1454
LO.255
LO.345
LO.4

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