Research Article

OBSERVATIONS ON THE ALTERNATING BRICK AND STONE WALLS OF OTTOMAN MOSQUES FROM THE 14th AND 15th CENTURIES

Volume: 26 Number: 1 April 28, 2017
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OBSERVATIONS ON THE ALTERNATING BRICK AND STONE WALLS OF OTTOMAN MOSQUES FROM THE 14th AND 15th CENTURIES

Abstract

This article examines the alternating brick and stone walls of Ottoman mosques from the 14th and 15th centuries. Different types of the alternating walls and closely related architectural features such as arches, friezes, drums for domes, and mortar beds are also investigated. The change and improvements in the alternating walls of Ottoman mosques for two centuries are analyzed, evaluated and interpreted. Besides that the origin of the alternating wall and the differences and similarities between Ottoman and Byzantine examples of alternating walls are discussed in order to reveal the features of the Ottoman alternating walls. Furthermore, the previous studies in this topic are explained and the results of this article are compared with those studies. It is been uncovered that the 2/1 system of perpendicular alternating brick and stone walls is evident in four of the 14th century Ottoman mosques, despite some of the earlier studies claiming that the system didn’t exist in the 14th century and suddenly appeared in the 15th century. It is also been claimed that the 4/1 system of perpendicular alternating brick and stone walls is disappeared  in the 15th century Ottoman mosques, however this study reveals it in  three mosques of that period. 

In addition to that the use of well-cut stone blocks and bricks on the alternating walls is recorded in nineteen of the 15th century Ottoman mosques; despite that some of the previous studies were found it in only two of the mosques from the 15th century. Thus the use of well-cut stone blocks had not become widespread suddenly in the 16th century but it went through a process of increasing from the 15th century.

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Primary Language

Turkish

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mehmet Kutlu
EGE UNIV
Türkiye

Publication Date

April 28, 2017

Submission Date

March 1, 2017

Acceptance Date

April 21, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 26 Number: 1

APA
Kutlu, M. (2017). XIV-XV. YÜZYILLARA AİT OSMANLI CAMİLERİNDE GÖRÜLEN TUĞLA-TAŞ ALMAŞIKLIĞI ÜZERİNE GÖZLEMLER. Sanat Tarihi Dergisi, 26(1), 131-153. https://doi.org/10.29135/std.295727
AMA
1.Kutlu M. XIV-XV. YÜZYILLARA AİT OSMANLI CAMİLERİNDE GÖRÜLEN TUĞLA-TAŞ ALMAŞIKLIĞI ÜZERİNE GÖZLEMLER. STD. 2017;26(1):131-153. doi:10.29135/std.295727
Chicago
Kutlu, Mehmet. 2017. “XIV-XV. YÜZYILLARA AİT OSMANLI CAMİLERİNDE GÖRÜLEN TUĞLA-TAŞ ALMAŞIKLIĞI ÜZERİNE GÖZLEMLER”. Sanat Tarihi Dergisi 26 (1): 131-53. https://doi.org/10.29135/std.295727.
EndNote
Kutlu M (April 1, 2017) XIV-XV. YÜZYILLARA AİT OSMANLI CAMİLERİNDE GÖRÜLEN TUĞLA-TAŞ ALMAŞIKLIĞI ÜZERİNE GÖZLEMLER. Sanat Tarihi Dergisi 26 1 131–153.
IEEE
[1]M. Kutlu, “XIV-XV. YÜZYILLARA AİT OSMANLI CAMİLERİNDE GÖRÜLEN TUĞLA-TAŞ ALMAŞIKLIĞI ÜZERİNE GÖZLEMLER”, STD, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 131–153, Apr. 2017, doi: 10.29135/std.295727.
ISNAD
Kutlu, Mehmet. “XIV-XV. YÜZYILLARA AİT OSMANLI CAMİLERİNDE GÖRÜLEN TUĞLA-TAŞ ALMAŞIKLIĞI ÜZERİNE GÖZLEMLER”. Sanat Tarihi Dergisi 26/1 (April 1, 2017): 131-153. https://doi.org/10.29135/std.295727.
JAMA
1.Kutlu M. XIV-XV. YÜZYILLARA AİT OSMANLI CAMİLERİNDE GÖRÜLEN TUĞLA-TAŞ ALMAŞIKLIĞI ÜZERİNE GÖZLEMLER. STD. 2017;26:131–153.
MLA
Kutlu, Mehmet. “XIV-XV. YÜZYILLARA AİT OSMANLI CAMİLERİNDE GÖRÜLEN TUĞLA-TAŞ ALMAŞIKLIĞI ÜZERİNE GÖZLEMLER”. Sanat Tarihi Dergisi, vol. 26, no. 1, Apr. 2017, pp. 131-53, doi:10.29135/std.295727.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Kutlu. XIV-XV. YÜZYILLARA AİT OSMANLI CAMİLERİNDE GÖRÜLEN TUĞLA-TAŞ ALMAŞIKLIĞI ÜZERİNE GÖZLEMLER. STD. 2017 Apr. 1;26(1):131-53. doi:10.29135/std.295727

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