Tezhib: Emek, sabir ve sevgi. [= Gilding: Work, patience, love]. [In special slip-case].

Original bdg. HC. In special slip-case. Folio. (33 x 24 m). In English and Turkish. 90 p., color ills. This publication is issued by the Foundation of History and Nature to celebrate the 550th and anniversary o f the conquest of Istanbul (1453). Contents: The stages of guilding. / Patience, work and love., Reyhan Gürtuna. / Presenting an anthology, Veli Sirin. / Nilgfer Kurfeyz: A curriculum vitae. / An expert interprets the work of Nilüfer Kurfeyz, Gülbün Mesara. / The importance of decoration in the history of mankind: Gilding. Decorating books: The cover pag, the title pages, the titles of the Kuran suras, The epilogues, The caesuras (points) roses. The roses. The borders. The swords. / The decoration in gold or color made between the words or lines (Beynesüttur). / The motifs used in the Turkish art of decoration: The plant patterns: The flowers.; The leaves and branches, the buds; the trees; the fruits; the animal motifs. / The cloud motifs. Geometrical motifs and symbols. The chain motifs The fixed motifs. The forms used in the Turkish art of decoration. / The importance of gold for the art of gilding. The polishing instrument (Mühre). / The importance and the use of the paper. / Using the paper. / Dressing the paper. / Making cardboards (Murakka). / The colors and the paints. / The production of a gilding. / Bibliography. / Catalogue.