Silver in Turkish Art

by M. Zeki Kusoglu

Overview

Kusoglu is not only a celebrated scholar of art history who introduces the arts and culture of the Ottoman civilization to the contemporary audience, but he is also a master who personally executes the arts and crafts he writes about. Some know him as an in-layer of mother-of-pearl or silver; others know him as a jeweler, a metal sculptor, or graphic designer; others still know him as a brilliant master who brought a new dimension to the art of engraving. In this study, some of the author's beautiful silver works are presented along with those from the Ottoman period.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935295686
Publisher:	Paramus Publishing
Publication date:	11/07/2015
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 9.50(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
,