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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
TEZ 4002	DESIGN OF MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION VI	COMPULSORY	4	4	0	8

Offered By

Ancient Turkish Calligraphy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR GÜL GÜNEY

Offered to

Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy

Course Objective

The aim is to teach the students how to make original illumination designs having different style features by using the knowledge, practice and education they have learnt about Illumination Art.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	have the knowledge to be able to compare samples belonging to important cults in Turkish Illumination Art
2	synthesize the Turkish Illumination styles by using today s features; solve the problems that may occur during the production; and, produce new designs,
3	use computer technologies in making designs ; plan the designs using the knowledge related to cults,
4	use the knowledge from different disciplines in making schematic and artistic connections and in making designs,
5	use the brush and shading techniques for drawing motifs used in various areas of Turkish Illumination, and apply the knowledge they have got in their projects.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

TEZ 4001 - Design of Manuscript Illumination V

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Resources related to Turkish Illumination Art
2	The art centres that have affected Turkish Illumination Art, their features and comparison
3	The illumination samples belonging to the centres, such as Şiraz, Bağdat
4	The kinds of celi writing panels in illumination
5	The form-shape features in celi writing panel illumination
6	The style features in celi writing panel illumination
7	The composition feature in Istifli celi writing panel
8	The kinds and features of illuminations in Musenna Panel illuminations
9	Designing original celi writing panel illuminations using different styles and techniques
10	The stages of composing celi writing panel illustration and Hilye-i Şerif designs, Colours in celi writing panel illustration, The Turkish Illustration Art artists in Ottoman Palace governance
11	New techniques used in celi writing illumina
12	Indicating the project stages of original designs as phases ,Assessing the project and presenting
13	Assessing the project and presenting
14	Presentation

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.
R. M.Meriç: Türk Nakış Sanatı Tarihi Araştırmaları Vesikaları,I,Ankara 1953 .
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.
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.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In this course, it is aimed to make original designs by synthesizing different styles in the Turkish Illumination Art. The designs will be made by going through the phases of charcoal sketch, colouring and painting works. The students will first make researches about the designs they are going to make, and then make a presentation about the samples done before. They can make use of computer technology for their assignments, designs, drawings and presentations. The students will be evaluated according to their using skills in their assignments and projects.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	PRJ	PROJECT
2	ATT	ATTENDANCE
3	COM	COMMITTEE
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	PRJ * 0.50 + ATT * 0.30 + COM * 0.20

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

This course involves 2 theoretical course credits; and 2 practical course credits. In the educational year, both a mid-term exam and a final exam are given to the students so as to make them comprehend the course content during the lessons. By means of the exams, how much information given by the books and notes has been grasped, and at what degree the practices related to the designs have been turned into skills will be evaluated. The students will be supposed to prepare an assignment and present it in the course systematics they have grasped.
It is important for the students to attend classes because they can improve their drawing skills and because this applied course is the main course of the discipline the students related to. So, the attendance will be taken into consideration.
At the end of the term, by considering ethical, systematic, organizational and esthetical principles, each student will represent his project with a file including project stages.

Assessment Criteria

Exams will be evaluated out of 100. This grade will be determined according to the number of the questions to be asked in the exams. And also, the project, the assignment presentation and the attendance will 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

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)