Turkish traditional art today / Henry Glassie ; photographs, drawings, and design by the author.
Glassie, Henry, 1941- author.
1993
NK1011 .G63 1993 (Mapit)
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Title Turkish traditional art today / Henry Glassie ; photographs, drawings, and design by the author.
Author Glassie, Henry, 1941- author.
ISBN 0253325552 (hardcover)
9780253325556 (hardcover)
0253208416
9780253208415
Published Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1993.
Language English
Description xi, 947 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
Call Number NK1011 .G63 1993
Dewey Decimal Classification 745/.09561/09048
Summary Turkish Traditional Art Today presents the living arts and artists of Turkey. It is simultaneously an ethnographic inquiry into the nature of art, an introduction to modern Turkey, and a model study of folk art, combining the theories of folklore, anthropology, cultural geography, and art history. Describing his research in the cities, towns, and mountain villages, Glassie ranges widely across media. He tells of architecture, calligraphy, woodworking, and earthenware, but lays particular emphasis on the brilliant, underglaze-painted ceramics of Kutahya and the rich, piled carpets for which Turkey has been famed for centuries. While searching for the traits that define art and the stylistic complexities that characterize Turkish creativity, Glassie focuses on the artists and their theories and practices as well as the works they produce. The result is an account of the current state of Islamic art and a comprehensive analysis of a deep and lively artistic tradition.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 881-920) and indexes.
Series Indiana University Turkish studies ; 11.
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Introduction: Turkish Traditional Art Today
pt. 1. Istanbul. 1. Istanbul. Kapali Carsi: Commercial Entry. Tahtakale: The Artisans' District and the Master's Role. Suleymaniye: Sinan and the City's Centers. Turkish Art: A First Summary (Spirit and Mastery). 2. Mahmut Oncu: Master Calligrapher. 3. Yusuf Sezer: Young Master of Calligraphy. The Recent Past: Context for Revival. 4. Celal Atalay: Handwork in the Factory. 5. Mustafa Kesici: Woodworking and Representation. 6. Mustafa Sargin: Woodworking and Artistic Process. Turkish Art: A Second Summary (Creative Integration). 7. Ahmet Sefa: Time and Spirit. Change and Continuity: Pattern in the Present. 8. Sebire Aktas: Weaving, Mastery and Life in the City
pt. 2. Anatolia. 9. Anatolia: The Landscape. The Village Home: Domestic Architecture. The Market Town: Connections. The Artisans' City: Context for Creation. 10. Erzurum: The Urban Market. 11. Konya: The Artisans' Mevlana. Turkish Art: A Third Summary (The Styles).

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