Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
THE ART HISTORY OF TURKISH HANDICRAFTS I USAN327 5. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Muharrem ÇEKEN
Assistants
Goals The aim fo the course is to explain the general characteristics and development process of Turkish handicrafts, having the students gain the ability to understand the stylistic features and distinguish the mutual and different parts with environmental cultures.
Course Content Study of artefacts made with materials such as ceramic, metal, stone, leather, glass in Turkish art, technique, composition and stylistic features of marbling, illumination, bookbinding arts.
Learning Outcomes 1) Learning the the concept and content of Turkish handicraft.
2) Learning the history and distribution of the related subject; following the chronological developments.
3) Apprehension of relations between Turkish handicrafts and other cultures.
4) Identification of the materials and techniques in Turkish handicrafts; learning the style critique.
5) Gaining knowledge about samples of handicrafts such as ceramic, leather-bookbinding, illumination, marbling, glasswork, stonework, metalwork.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Concept of Turkish handicraft, it's limitations. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Ceramic techniques. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Ceramic Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Ceramic Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Ceramic Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Leather-bookbinding Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Midterm Question Answer; Problem Solving

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
8. Week Illumination Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Marbling Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Glasswork Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Stonework Lecture; Discussion

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Stonework Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Metalwork Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Metalwork Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Arık, R.-Arık, O., Anadolu Toprağının Hazinesi Çini: Selçuklu ve Beylikler Dönemi, İstanbul 2007.
Atasoy,N.- Julian,R., İznik Seramikleri, Singapour, 1989.
Bayramoğlu,F., Türk Cam Sanatı ve Beykoz İşleri, İstanbul,1974.
Karamağaralı,B., Ahlat Mezartaşları, Ankara,1972.
Otto-Dorn,K., Türkische Keramik, Ankara, 1957.
Öney,G., Anadolu Selçuklu Mimarisinde Süsleme ve El Sanatları, Ankara, 1978.
Raby,J.-Tanındı,Z., Turkish Bookbinding in the 15th Century, Londra, 1993.
Ülker,E., İslam Maden Sanatının Gelişmesi, Başlangıcından Anadolu Selçuklularının Sonuna Kadar, İstanbul, 1978.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 6
Homework 3 10
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 10
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course