Journal of Ottoman Calligraphy

The Tablet and the Pen: Drawings from the Islamic World uses 28 examples from Turkey, Iran and India to explore the development of drawing as an independent artistic medium; as part of the process of design for paintings, textiles and metalwork; and as a catalyst for artistic experimentation. It emphasizes aspects of technique and illuminates the historical circumstances that affected the development of the medium and the increased demand for single-sheet drawings in the 16th and 17th centuries. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, through July 23, 2006

Islamic and Later Indian Art
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Mailing Address: Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Source: Sackler Museum

The Art of the Book from East to West and Memories of the Ottoman World
Masterpieces of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection
From 14 April to 28 May, 2006
Sakip Sabançi Museum, Istanbul

In the year when the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this exhibition hosted in the hometown of its founder, helps to reveal a lesser known aspect of Calouste Gulbenkian´s choices as a collector, displaying an exceptional selection of manuscripts and printed books from East and West, ranging from the thirteenth to the twentieth century. The exhibition is complemented by other works of art that help to give an insight into the man who, during his life-time, assembled an outstanding collection that ranges from classical antiquity to the twentieth century, reflecting the eclectic nature and varied influences that Oriental and Western cultures had on his character.

Source: © 2002 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian