History of Calligraphy

Derived from the Arabic word “hatt” and giving its name to an art, this word terminologically refers to the meaning of writing beautifully with aesthetic measures in Arabic. We can say that the art of calligraphy begins with material maneuvers and is completed with the soul. Calligraphy, which has a special place in people’s hearts […]

Where to Buy Calligraphy Materials?

The word calligrapher, derived from the word calligraphy infinitive, which literally means “writing”, means an artist who writes and teaches Islamic writings beautifully by adhering to certain forms. In order to become a calligrapher, it is necessary to want this first and be talented in this regard, but these alone are not enough; calligraphy education, […]

What are the Types and Types of Calligraphy?

Calligraphy, which has come down to the present day from the Ottoman Empire and developed through the master-apprentice relationship, is the art of beautiful writing formed around Arabic letters. Since its emergence, many types of calligraphy, which has been constantly enriched with new calligraphy forms and different interpretations, have emerged and different names have been […]

Gold Leaf Techniques

How to Apply Gold Leaf? Easy Gold Leaf ApplicationMaking gold leaf surfaces is actually very easy. You can have magnificent gold leaf surfaces and objects with leaf gold leaf and liquid leaf set products offered by Cadence Boya. You can find the answers to all your questions such as “How is gold leaf made, gold […]

Traditional Turkish Art; What is Miniature? What are its Materials?

Miniatures, which means “to color the small” in Latin, are small drawings used to decorate an ancient or medieval manuscript. The fact that such medieval paintings are usually small in scale has led to their etymological confusion with smallness and their application to small paintings, especially portrait miniatures. However, they grew out of the same […]

All About Calligraphy for Beginners

What is Calligraphy?Calligraphy is the artistic process of creating beautiful symbols by hand and arranging them to write words that contain integrity, harmony and rhythm. In this definition, integrity represents admirable proportions in calligraphy and the design of letters and symbols. Harmony in calligraphy is a pleasant relationship between words, characters and elements of a […]

What is Murakka?

The word murakka‘, which means “patched” in Arabic, originates from the word murakkaa in the sense of album, and it passed from Persian to Turkish as murakka‘. Its plural is murakkaât. The stanzas intended to be included in a murakka are glued to a cardboard prepared according to the stretching (aş.bk.) method and decorated around […]