Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
THE ART HISTORY OF TURKISH HANDICRAFTS II USAN316 6. 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 of the course is conveying the general characteristics and development process of Turkish handicrafts to the student, and have them gain the comprehension of the stylistic features, and the ability of distinguishing similar and differential parts with surrounding cultures.
Course Content This course will focus on the historical development of the woodwork, carpet, and textile materials in Turkish art by handling their technique, composition, and style features.
Learning Outcomes 1) The student will know the material and techniques in Turkish handicrafts.
2) Particularly will gain ideas on handicraft samples such as woodwork, carpet, and costumes.
3) The student will gain knowledge on the history and distributions related to the subject; will follow the chrocological developments, will learn the relations with other cultures; will know the materials and techniques; will learn style criticism.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introducing the content of the course, methods and related sources, the concept and limits of Turkish art history. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Woodwork techniques. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Wooden door and window wings. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Wooden door and window wings. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Wooden minbars. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Wooden bookstands, pulpits, sarcophagi, boxes, Qur'an containers. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week General evaluation of woodwork art. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Midterm. Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Carpet techniques, origins, and preliminary samples. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Carpets of Seljuk and Principalities periods. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Ottoman carpets. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Caftans and costumes. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Overview of the papers. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week General overview. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Atasoy, N., Portraits and Caftans of the Ottoman Sultans, İstanbul, 2012.
Barışta, H.Ö., Osmanlı İmparatorluğu Dönemi Türk İşlemeleri, Ankara,1999 .
Bozer, R., "Ahşap Sanatı", Anadolu Selçukluları ve Beylikler Dönemi Uygarlığı (Mimarlık ve Sanat), Ed. Ali Uzay Peker, Kenan Bilici, Ankara, 2006, s. 533-541.
Bozer, R., "Sinan Eserlerinde Ahşap İşçiliği", VI.Vakıf Haftası, İstanbul, 1989, s.327-346.
Ögel, S., "Anadolu Ağaç Oymacılığında Mail Kesim", Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı, I (1964-1965), İstanbul, 1965, s. 110-117.
Öney, G., Anadolu Selçuklu Mimarisinde Süsleme ve El Sanatları, Ankara, 1978.
Süslü, Ö., Tasvirlere Göre Anadolu Selçuklu Kıyafetleri, Ankara, 1989.
Yetkin, Ş., Türk Halı Sanatı, Ankara, 1991.

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 5
Homework 3 14
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 12
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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