Stencils and Sketches for Decorating Turkish Manuscripts and Bindings.
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Material Information

Title:
Stencils and Sketches for Decorating Turkish Manuscripts and Bindings.
Series Title:
Objects of instruction : treasures of SOAS
Added title page title:
Stencil of 1780
Added title page title:
1780 Stencil
Creator:
Martin, Frederick R (1868-1933), orientalist
Martin, F.R. (Fredrik Robert), 1868-1933 ( contributor )
Donor:
Sir Thomas Arnold Collection
Place of Publication:
Turkey
Measurements:
H31.8 x W24.3 cm in

Notes

Abstract:
After many disappointments, Frederich R. Martin, a well-known collector and scholar of Islamic art, was eventually able to acquire various jealously guarded portfolios of sketches, models and paper stencils from Istanbul’s calligraphers and artists. Consisting of sixteenth to ninenteenth-century material, his collection contained about two thousand items, batches of which he donated to museums and interested individuals. -- The stencils, done by needle-point, were used to outline not only patterns but also miniatures, and explain, as he put it, ‘why there are so many copies of the same Persian miniatures and why forgeries generally are so good in lines and so bad in colours’ (Text by Anna Contadini, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) ( en )
General Note:
Frederick R. Martin, a well-known collector and scholar of Islamic art, acquired various portfolios of sketches, models and paper stencils from Istanbul's calligraphers and artists. Consisting of 16th to 19th century material, his collection contained about 2000 items, batches of which he donated to museums and interested individuals.
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Martin, F.R. (Fredrik Robert), 1868-1933 : 54996708
General Note:
34 loose pages
General Note:
The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council.
General Note:
Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of Instruction : Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007, p.13, no.6.
General Note:
From: Frederick R. Martin (1868-1933), Stencils and Sketches for Decorating Turkish Manuscripts and Bindings
General Note:
A collection of papers bearingneedle-point stencils and sketches from Turkey, with a date given on each page. On the title page it reads, 'To my friend Sir Th. Arnold'.

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Brunei Gallery
Rights Management:
All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
Resource Identifier:
MS 43003 ( soas manuscript number )
fc0b37be-b40a-4a36-9ad4-6c27a0421850 ( calm recordid )