MINIATURES

MINIATURES TURKISH MINIATURES MINIATURE PAINTING LEVNI, MINIATURE ARTIST TURKISH MINIATURES IN THE 16TH CENTURY LIFE IN ISTANBUL IN 1582

MARBLING

THE TURKISH ART OF MARBLING (EBRU) TURKISH MARBLING, EBRU

KAAT'I

PAINTINGS

PAINTINGS THE ART OF AVNI LIFIJ BAZAAR PAINTERS IN OTTOMAN TIMES GLASS PAINTING A PICTURE GALLERY OF SELECTED EXAMPLES HOCA ALI RIZA FIKRET MUALLA BURHAN DOGANCAY OTTOMAN PAINTING - AN OVERVIEW OTTOMAN PAINTING OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHY AT THE SACKLER MUSEUM

PHOTOGRAPHY

THE ART OF KAAT'I (CUT OUT RELIEF)

Kaat'i is the art of stenciling intricate designs into leather or paper. For the last 700 years, Ottomans have used it to decorate the bindings of religious and philosophical texts. A nevregen, or a small, sharp knife was used to carve into the paper and the leather. The process of pasting was done with a mixture called cirisli muhallebi. This was a mixture of milk, rice flour and book binder's paste. The surfaces on which the cut-outs were pasted was called male. Those surfaces on which the cut-outs were directly carved were called female.

Some selected examples (please click on pictures to enlarge):
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