Selections from Turkish Calligraphic Arts is a beautifully illustrated book, perfect for students, art lovers, or as a stunning coffee-table piece that draws on the rich history of Islamic sacred art.
Turkish Calligraphic Arts: Selections is a lavish 2017 publication (second edition, 2022) by renowned expert Prof. Uğur Derman, which was awarded the Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Prize. This comprehensive volume traces over 500 years of unbroken Turkish calligraphy tradition, primarily centered in Istanbul, through master-to-apprentice transmission. It features 265 carefully selected works by 120 master calligraphers from the last five centuries, drawn from prestigious collections including the Presidency, Topkapı Palace Museum, Dolmabahçe Presidential Office, Berlin State Library, and private holdings.
Spanning nearly 700 full-color illustrated pages in a premium cloth-bound format (33x30 cm), the book offers high-fidelity reproductions and scholarly analysis of iconic hüsn-i hat pieces in scripts like Thuluth and Jali Thuluth. Ideal for art historians, collectors, and enthusiasts, it celebrates the aesthetic, spiritual, and technical pinnacle of Ottoman-Islamic book arts.