Analysis of Konya Karatay Madrasah Knotted Kufic Sash Script in terms of Calligraphy and Knot Properties

Berrin Yapar Ünal; Emine Pınar Doğu; Mehmet İşcan

Makale detayları

Analysis of Konya Karatay Madrasah Knotted Kufic Sash Script in terms of Calligraphy and Knot Properties

Yazarlar:

Berrin Yapar Ünal | Emine Pınar Doğu | Mehmet İşcan

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Selçuklu Arkeolojisi

Dergi:

Art-Sanat Issue 22, pp.405-434

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001326610

pISSN:

2148-3582

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Özet:

 Konya Karatay Madrasah has an important place among the Anatolian Seljuk period buildings in terms of its tiles, geometric decorations and the variety of inscriptions. The knotted kufic sash script made with mosaic tile technique on the dome pulley of the madrasah is a unique example among its counterparts with its rich variety of knots. The characteristic of the knotted kufic calligraphy, which is a type of kufic written subject to geometric principles, is that the vertical extensions of the letters form knots by twisting them with circular or angular lines like a rope. The knot on the script was frequently used as an element of ornamentation in Anatolian Seljuk and Principalities period works. In this study, the photographs of the sash script written in knotted kufic calligraphy on the dome pulley of Konya Karatay Madrasah were digitally sorted side by side and vector drawings were made in digital environment. The inscriptions text readings, typeface, letters, knots and nodes were analyzed, and the letters, knots and nodes used in the writing sash were separated one by one and turned into tables and analyzed. This study aims to document the composition, letters, knots and zulfas of the sash script in Konya Karatay Madrasah. It is hoped to benefit the art of calligraphy by writing new texts with the basic forms of the knotted kufic letters in the sash script.

 Konya Karatay Madrasah has an important place among the Anatolian Seljuk period buildings in terms of its tiles, geometric decorations and the variety of inscriptions. The knotted kufic sash script made with mosaic tile technique on the dome pulley of the madrasah is a unique example among its counterparts with its rich variety of knots. The characteristic of the knotted kufic calligraphy, which is a type of kufic written subject to geometric principles, is that the vertical extensions of the letters form knots by twisting them with circular or angular lines like a rope. The knot on the script was frequently used as an element of ornamentation in Anatolian Seljuk and Principalities period works. In this study, the photographs of the sash script written in knotted kufic calligraphy on the dome pulley of Konya Karatay Madrasah were digitally sorted side by side and vector drawings were made in digital environment. The inscriptions text readings, typeface, letters, knots and nodes were analyzed, and the letters, knots and nodes used in the writing sash were separated one by one and turned into tables and analyzed. This study aims to document the composition, letters, knots and zulfas of the sash script in Konya Karatay Madrasah. It is hoped to benefit the art of calligraphy by writing new texts with the basic forms of the knotted kufic letters in the sash script.

 Konya Karatay Madrasah has an important place among the Anatolian Seljuk period buildings in terms of its tiles, geometric decorations and the variety of inscriptions. The knotted kufic sash script made with mosaic tile technique on the dome pulley of the madrasah is a unique example among its counterparts with its rich variety of knots. The characteristic of the knotted kufic calligraphy, which is a type of kufic written subject to geometric principles, is that the vertical extensions of the letters form knots by twisting them with circular or angular lines like a rope. The knot on the script was frequently used as an element of ornamentation in Anatolian Seljuk and Principalities period works. In this study, the photographs of the sash script written in knotted kufic calligraphy on the dome pulley of Konya Karatay Madrasah were digitally sorted side by side and vector drawings were made in digital environment. The inscriptions text readings, typeface, letters, knots and nodes were analyzed, and the letters, knots and nodes used in the writing sash were separated one by one and turned into tables and analyzed. This study aims to document the composition, letters, knots and zulfas of the sash script in Konya Karatay Madrasah. It is hoped to benefit the art of calligraphy by writing new texts with the basic forms of the knotted kufic letters in the sash script.

 Konya Karatay Medresesi, Anadolu Selçuklu Dönemi yapıları arasında çinileri, geometrik süslemeleri ve kitâbelerindeki yazı çeşitliliği bakımından önemli bir yere sahiptir. Medresenin kubbe kasnağındaki mozaik çini tekniğiyle yapılan düğümlü kûfî kuşak yazısı, içerdiği zengin düğüm çeşitliliğiyle benzerleri arasında eşsiz bir örnektir. Geometrik esaslara tabi olarak yazılan kûfînin bir çeşidi olan düğümlü kûfî hattının özelliği, harflerin dikey uzantılarının bir ip gibi dairesel yahut köşeli hatlarla kıvrılarak düğümler oluşturmasıdır. Yazı üzerinde yer alan düğüm, Anadolu Selçuklu ve Beylikler Dönemi eserlerinde bir süsleme unsuru olarak sıklıkla kullanılmıştır. Bu çalışmada Konya Karatay Medresesinin kubbe kasnağında yer alan düğümlü kûfî hattıyla yazılmış kuşak yazısının çekilen fotoğrafları üzerinden sayısal ortamda vektörel çizimleri yapılmıştır. Kitâbenin metin okumaları, yazı karakteri, harfleri, düğüm ve zülfe analizleri yapılarak yazı kuşağında kullanılan harfler, düğümler ve zülfeler tek tek ayrıştırılarak tablolar hâline getirilip incelenmiştir. Bu çalışma ile Konya Karatay Medresesindeki kuşak yazısının kompozisyon şekli, harfleri, düğüm ve zülfeleri, belgelenmeye çalışılmıştır. Kuşak yazısındaki düğümlü kûfî harflerin temel şekilleriyle yeni metinlerin yazılabilmesiyle hat sanatına fayda sağlanması umulmaktadır.

Makale detayları

Analysis of Konya Karatay Madrasah Knotted Kufic Sash Script in terms of Calligraphy and Knot Properties

Yazarlar:

Berrin Yapar Ünal | Emine Pınar Doğu | Mehmet İşcan

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Selçuklu Arkeolojisi

Dergi:

Art-Sanat Issue 22, pp.405-434

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001326610

pISSN:

2148-3582

Karatay Madrasah

Knotted Kufic Calligraphy

Knot

Anatolian Seljuk Period

Calligraphy ArtKaratay Medresesi

Düğümlü Kûfî

Düğüm

Anadolu Selçuklu Dönemi

Hat Sanatı

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Berrin Yapar Ünal | Emine Pınar Doğu | Mehmet İşcan

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Selçuklu Arkeolojisi

Dergi: Art-Sanat Issue 22, pp.405-434

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 8/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001326610

pISSN: 2148-3582

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Berrin Yapar Ünal | Emine Pınar Doğu | Mehmet İşcan

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Selçuklu Arkeolojisi

Dergi:

Art-Sanat Issue 22, pp.405-434

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001326610

pISSN:

2148-3582