What is Illumination Art and How is it Done?The literal meaning of the word is to decorate with gold, tezhip art is one of the traditional Turkish decorative arts. It is the decoration of manuscripts such as books, plates and valuable documents using 18 and 22 carat crushed gold and various colors. The artist who […]
What is Illumination Art, Its History?The Arabic word tezhip means decoration with gold. It is a traditional art that emerged to reflect the high spiritual values of valuable documents and plates such as decrees, warrants and Quranic verses.The history of the art of illumination can be traced back to the Uyghur Turks. The Herat School, […]
The papers used in art branches such as calligraphy, illumination and marbling are different from the ordinary papers we use every day. Special papers are needed in these art branches due to their properties such as their ability to absorb paint, not spreading the ink, drying easily, etc. Special papers such as papyrus paper, sized […]
Before answering the question of what is makta, it is necessary to talk about the art of calligraphy that brought mak into our lives. The art of calligraphy, which we inherited from the Ottomans, is the art of beautiful writing, also known as calligraphy. This art, which produces unique works with only a pen and […]
What is Calligraphy, What are the Materials Used in Calligraphy? The term calligraphy, derived from the Arabic infinitive verb ‘hatt’, is used to express the skill of writing the Arabic alphabet beautifully in accordance with aesthetic standards (husn-i hat). Calligraphy, which is described as a spiritual object shaped in sources, has developed within an artistic […]
A passepartout (also called a passepartout) is a border that surrounds pictures. It is usually made of matboard, a type of board manufactured specifically for this purpose. The matboard is cut to size, then one or more holes (openings) are cut to display extra space. Passepartouts provide important practical functions and also have a visual […]
Har is a substance applied to paper to make it more suitable for writing. Har plays an important role in making papers strong and usable. This process is called sizing the paper and the sized paper is called sized paper.Ahar is a substance made from starch, alum and egg white. This watery substance is applied […]
Materials and Methods Used in Sizing and Sealing Paper AHARThe most commonly used process to smooth the surface of the paper was “sharpening”.Sizing was done to smooth the surface of the paper and make it suitable for writing, to allow the pen to easily move on the paper and to prevent the ink from penetrating […]
Finally, paintings are important not only for aesthetic pleasure, but also for reflecting historical, cultural and social values. Examining a painting provides in-depth information about the worldview, artistic trends and socio-cultural dynamics of that period. Ottoman miniature art has hosted many important works throughout the history of the empire. Miniatures are detailed and colorful paintings […]
What is Miniature? What is Miniature?Miniature is the name of very finely crafted, small-sized pictures and this type of painting art with its own unique painting technique and narrative language.Commonly, book pictures that visualize the text in manuscript books and make the information in the text clearer are known as miniatures. In order to visualize […]
