Table of Contents

Foreword Savat (Niello) Kalem Work (Engraving) Silver Embossing Telkari (Filigree) Tombak Turkish Style Incrustation Guherse (Decorative Beading) The Seal in the Art of Engraving Ottoman Cup Holders Tepelik (Headdress Ornament) From Talisman to Ornament Censers Ottoman Belts and Buckles Ornamented Back of Mirrors Bazubend: The Pride of the Brave Silver Mushaf Cases Ibriks (Ewers) Rings Turkish Spoons and Spoon-makers Old Turkish Door Knockers Turkish Bracelets Karagoz: Turkish Shadow Play Tophane Pipe Turkish Tombstones and the Huwa'l-Baqi" (He Is The Everlasting One) Inscription Ottoman Visiting Cards Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Prayer Beads The Signatures of Calligraphers

About the Author

Mehmet Zeki Kusoglu was born in Gaziantep, Turkey in 1943. He graduated from the state College of Applied Fine Arts, and received a government grant for postgraduate studies in Germany in 1964. He became interested in Turkish, Islamic, and Eastern art while conducting research in the museum and libraries in Germany and other European countries. His specialty includes wood, stone, and metal arts. He held exhibitions, published articles, and books, and gave seminars, teaching his classical and modern interpretations of these arts. He has published in his field more than 14 books.