Abstract:

Art, in its most general definition, is a way of expression chosen by a person, a style of expression. Traditional arts have an important place in these ways of expression. One of these sub-branches is skin art. Volumes are the outer element of the book and are sources that shed light on the art understanding of the past as well as the knowledge they contain. Manuscripts have turned into cultural heritage because of these features. Nowadays, the volumes are kept in important libraries. One of the libraries kept is the “National Library”. There are very rich examples of skin art in the library. In this study, using descriptive method, the books in the National Library A catalog; Leather binding covers of 8 manuscripts that have been determined to date from the Ottoman period have been handled chronologically and each volume has been documented in detail and aimed to be introduced. The mentioned works of art; The information regarding the qualitative features such as the scope, the periods they belong to, and the titles are arranged based on the data in the inventory. It is very important to keep the art of binding, establishing interconnection, Turkish culture, history, art and decoration.

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