COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH MINIATURE PAITNING ART AND UNIQUE DESIGNS II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GES 5146 TURKISH MINIATURE PAITNING ART 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

ASISTANT PROFESSOR FILIZ ADIGÜZEL TOPRAK

Offered to

Traditional Turkish Arts

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the developments of Book Arts in Dynasties and Ottoman Empire period, related art environment, the relationship between the artists and their protectors; to introduce main miniature styles; and to realize original miniature designs after all these researches and examinations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   After the education given with this course, the students are supposed to be informed about the history of book arts which flourished as a court art in Dynasties and Ottoman Empire period, and the art atmosphere in palaces,
2   be informed about the main conditions and the muralist houses which shaped the production of written works with miniature in Ottoman Palaces,
3   know the styles which differed from in accordance with the periods in Ottoman Book Art, and identify these styles in their historical development,
4   know the main style and compositions of the writings with miniature in Ottoman Empire,
5   know the research and examination methods to examine the written works in collections in museums and libraries,
6   make an original miniature design using theoretical knowledge and visual resources they have gained during the education.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The art atmosphere and trends in Anatolia after Seljuk Period
2 Ornamentation and composition samples in architecture and stuff material in Dynasty period in Anatolia; samples of Book Art
3 Early Ottoman period art, the art atmosphere in the palaces and muralist houses
4 The first miniature samples in Ottoman, Fatih period and portrait painting ( materials and style )
5 Classical period Ottoman miniatures and main muralists
6 Historical writings in Ottoman, and writers of a chronicle in verse institution
7 Late period Ottoman miniatures ( album paintings in 17th century, single figures, wall paintings and transition into canvas painting )
8 The student s presentation
9 The student s presentation
10 Identifying a subject and materials for an original miniature design
11 Application works
12 Application works
13 Completing the application and its presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Serpil Bağcı-Filiz Çağman-Günsel Renda-Zeren Tanındı; Osmanlı Resim Sanatı, T.C Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Yayınları, Istanbul, 2006.
Banu Mahir; Osmanlı Minyatür Sanatı, Kabalcı Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2004.
Zeren Tanındı; Türk Minyatür Sanatı, Büyük Tasarımların Başlaması, Türkiye Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, Ankara, 1996.Oleg Grabar; Masterpieces of Islamic Art, Prestel Books, USA 2009.
Oleg Grabar; Mostly Miniatures, An Introduction to Persian Painting, Princeton Uni. Press, New York 2001.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In this course, we emphasize the historical development of the written works with miniature and ornament in Dynasties and Ottoman Empire period, and introduce the main miniature styles. After being informed about the main resources on the subject, the students will be motivated to a library research to make a resource. They will also be asked to make a presentation to have a comment on the research methods and their knowledge

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STA TERM WORK (ANNUAL)
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE STA * 0.70 +ASG* 0.30


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The research scanning and the presentation quality of the students will be an important criteria in evaluation. They will also be observed while answering the questions in the lessons and participating the discussions after the lessons. Their creativity and originality will also be taken into consideration.

Assessment Criteria

The mid-term exam, the final exam, presentation and projects will be evaluated out of 100, and the average will be out of 100. 80 % attendance is compulsory.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

After the theoretical knowledge will be given both orally and written, the practices will be made one-to-one with the students. The students are informed about the next lesson s subject and are expected to make a pre-study about it.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

filiz.adiguzel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Practices 13 2 26
Preparation before/after weekly lectures (working out on course materials, reading essays etc.) 13 2 26
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 10 10
Preparation for Final Exam 1 10 10
Preparation for Report 1 8 8
Preparation for Presentations 13 2 26
Studio practices 14 4 56
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

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.35
LO.455
LO.55
LO.655

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