Journal of Ottoman Calligraphy

Daniel J. Cohen and Roy Rosenzweig. Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006. 316 pp. Illustrations, photos, notes, index. $28.95 (paper), ISBN 0-8122-1923-6.

Reviewed by: Brad Eden, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Published by: H-HRE (March, 2006)

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A Collector´s Vision

The Journal of Ottoman Calligraphy is dedicated to Islamic art and Ottoman calligraphy and it is currently a Online journal. The JOC is a semi-academic online periodical devoted to the subject, and has been spearheading the ongoing discussion defining Islamic and Ottoman calligraphy, since its founding in 2006. JOC is a refereed online journal that publishes essays and reviews on all aspects, areas and periods of the history of Islamic and Ottoman calligraphy, from a diversity of perspectives.

Most articles are in English, with a few appearing in other European languages and in Turkish. Each volume also includes a calender of events and a list of puplications concerning Islamic and Ottoman calligraphy worldwide.

The mission of the JOC is to delight, inspire, and educate a diverse public through the collection, preservation, exhibition and interpretation of works of Islamic and Ottoman calligraphy. The JOC is a non-commercial project.

About the Founder
The JOC was founded by Mr. Vedat Yuecel in April 2006 as a project. He is collecting since his 16th birthday works of Ottoman calligraphy. He likes as every collector to share his passionate love for Ottoman calligraphy with a large audience. JOC is presenting here masterpieces of Ottoman calligraphy from Private Collections around Turkey.

He is currently working on a “Museum Project” in Frankfurt to open a Calligraphy Gallery.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any suggestions and questions. JOC welcomes always essays and reviews, please contact us at: editor@nonbooks.net