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Tales of Tiles in Ottoman Empire
Simten Gündeş, Melis Oktuğ and Deniz Özden*
İstanbul Kültür University Art and Design Faculty, Ataköy Yerleşkesi, Bakırköy, İstanbul, Turkey
*İstanbul University Fine Arts Department, Beyazıt, İstanbul, Turkey
Summary
In this article the progress of Turkish tiling art during the Seljuk and Ottoman periods in Anatolia is discussed. Paralleling historical development, examples are given examples of tile techniques both on interior and exterior surfaces. Description of tiling development is given within a diachronic method analysing the original patterns and techniques as a sign of Anatolian civilisation.
Main Sections
- Introduction
- Minai Technique
- Mosaic Tile Technique
- Overglazed (Perdah) Technique
- Colour-glaze Technique
- Underglaze Technique
- Decline
- Turkish Renaissance
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Citation
Simten Gündeş, Melis Oktuğ and Deniz Özden, Tales of Tiles in Ottoman Empire, Colour: Design & Creativity (3) (2008) 9: 1–7.
URL: http://www.colour-journal.org/2008/3/9/