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Islamic art of illumination: classical tazhib from Ottoman to contemporary times

Islamic art of illumination: classical tazhib from Ottoman to contemporary times
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ISBN 1935295829 (pbk.)
9781935295822 (pbk.)
Author Onat, Sema
Title Islamic art of illumination : classical tazhib from Ottoman to contemporary times / Sema Onat
Publisher Clifton, NJ : Blue Dome Press, 2015
Physical desc. 176 p. ; ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references (p. 176).
Contents Introduction -- Pt. 1: A short history of Turkish illumination art -- Prominent artists in the art of illumination -- Modern period artists -- Pt. 2: Different schools of illumination art. Halkar (gilding) style -- Sazyolu (reed) style -- Turkish rococo -- Classic illumination -- Pt. 3: Motifs and figures used in illumination. Leaves -- Sterns -- Gonca (bud) -- Khatai (floral motif) -- Panch (foliation with five cusps or points) -- Spirals -- Bulut (cloud) motifs -- Rumi -- Geometric motifs -- Munhani (curved) motifs -- Shukufa (naturalist flower) style motifs -- Zarafshan (scattering gold) -- Tigh (needle-pointed) motif -- Karameni -- Pt. 4: Materials used in illumination -- Pt. 5: Making illumination. Drawing efforts -- Composition rules and making the design in classic ornamentation arts -- Transferring the design -- Painting the design -- Pt. 6: General forms used in illumination. Shamsa -- Hilya -- Kit'a -- Ottoman ferman (edict) -- Pt. 7: Manuscript illumination. Areas in manuscripts ornamented with illumination.
Subject Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts -- Turkey
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Turkish
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Ottoman
Islamic decoration and ornament -- Turkey
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