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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.

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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/