The Ottoman Touch: Traditional Decorative Arts and Crafts

by Mehmet Zeki Kusoglu

Overview

The Ottoman Touch is an introduction to the classical arts and crafts of the Ottoman period. Being both an academic and artist, Kusoglu discovers the subtle secrets of various traditional arts and crafts, depicting them with lucid texts and vivid images. This book deserves to be a handbook for all who are interested in the Ottoman and Turkish history and art. Calligraphy, marbling, silver embossing, decorative beading, incrustation and many more are waiting to be discovered by avid readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935295587
Publisher:	Paramus Publishing
Publication date:	10/07/2015
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Mehmet Zeki Kusoglu was born in Gaziantep, Turkey in 1943. He graduated from the state College of Applied Fine Arts, and received a government grant for postgraduate studies in Germany in 1964. He became interested in Turkish, Islamic, and Eastern art while conducting research in the museum and libraries in Germany and other European countries. His specialty includes wood, stone, and metal arts. He held exhibitions, published articles, and books, and gave seminars, teaching his classical and modern interpretations of these arts. He has published in his field more than 14 books.

Table of Contents

Foreword
,
Savat (Niello)
,
Kalem Work (Engraving)
,
Silver Embossing
,
Telkari (Filigree)
,
Tombak
,
Turkish Style Incrustation
,
Güherse (Decorative Beading)
,
The Seal in the Art of Engraving
,
Ottoman Cup Holders
,
Tepelik (Headdress Ornament)
,
From Talisman to Ornament
,
Censers
,
Ottoman Belts and Buckles
,
Ornamented Back of Mirrors
,
Bazubend: The Pride of the Brave
,
Silver Mushaf Cases
,
İbriks (Ewers)
,
Rings
,
Turkish Spoons and Spoon-makers
,
Old Turkish Door Knockers
,
Turkish Bracelets
,
Karagöz: Turkish Shadow Play
,
Tophane Pipe
,
Turkish Tombstones and the “Huwa'l-Baqi” (He Is The Everlasting One) Inscription
,
Ottoman Visiting Cards
,
Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
,
Prayer Beads
,
The Signatures of Calligraphers
,