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Turkish or Ottoman illumination refers to non-figurative painted or drawn decorative art found in manuscripts or on sheets in muraqqa. [1] In Turkish it is called “tezhip”, [2] meaning “ornamenting with gold”. The Classical Islamic style of manuscript illumination combines techniques from Turkish, Persian, and Arabic traditions.
Empire of the Sultans: Ottoman Art of the Khalili Collection was a 1995–2004 touring exhibition displaying objects from the Khalili Collection of Islamic Art. Around two hundred exhibits, including calligraphy, textiles, pottery, weapons, and metalwork, illustrated the art and daily life of six centuries of the Ottoman Empire .
Thuluth script calligraphy of Ali decorating the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque Map of Constantinople in Hunername-I, an example of Ottoman miniature Two tiles, circa 1560, fritware, painted in blue, turquoise, red, green, and black under a transparent glaze, Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, USA) Ortaköy Mosque is a neo-baroque example of the Westernization of late Ottoman architecture
Ottoman incense burners, city gas lamps, stoves; chandeliers, oil lamps, spirit lamps, acetylene lamps, Byzantine and Roman oil lamps, lanterns from different eras and places, and; hundreds of amazing items for illumination and heating. All are displayed in historical sequence, starting from the discovery of fire one million years ago.
An expandable table with chairs. This is a list of furniture types.Furniture can be free-standing or built-in to a building. [1] They typically include pieces such as chairs, tables, storage units, and desks.
Ottoman miniature (Turkish: Osmanlı minyatürü) is a style of illustration found in Ottoman manuscripts, often depicting portraits or historic events. Its unique style was developed from multiple cultural influences, such as the Persian Miniature art, as well as Byzantine and Mongol art.
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Miniature of Sinon and the Trojan Horse, from the Vergilius Romanus, a manuscript of Virgil's Aeneid, early 5th century. A miniature (from the Latin verb miniare 'to colour with minium', a red lead [1]) is a small illustration used to decorate an ancient or medieval illuminated manuscript; the simple illustrations of the early codices having been miniated or delineated with that pigment.