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In the art history education, students have the need to study and learn the forms of art production, the artists and the works of art in their cultures, as well as the works of art and the artists in various countries of the world. The miniature art is one of the Turkish characteristic and traditional arts. Topkapı Palace Museum contains the most successful and interesting examples of different periods and cultures of Turkish miniature art. These miniatures are also a historic document that reflects the history of the Ottoman Revolution, the economic and social life. It is also very suitable for the study of the purpose of the art history teaching "to contribute to the understanding of the importance of the works of art and their place in society". The aim of this study is to contribute to the understanding of the importance of miniature in the art history education and to illustrate the subject of how to take advantage of the miniature art works in the Topkapı Museum Library. For this example, the miniatures of the writing named Surname-i Hümayun have been selected. The reason for this work being chosen is that it primarily contains the most important examples of the Roman miniature style of the classical period. Another reason is that Surname-i Hümayun is one of the most suitable writings of the Topkapı Palace Museum, which can establish relations with the objectives related to art history and miniature education in the framework of the "Visual Arts Course" included in the secondary school teaching program in terms of subject and design. This article first and foremost is based on the summer scan of the field, the Turkish miniature art, the work of Surname-i Hümayun, the art history education and the art history teaching within the Turkish educational system. Later, the art history teaching and how the relationship between Surname-i Hümayun can be established, how this writing can be used in the art history teaching, is shown to students at the high school level. This sample is based on the 2005 "Primary and High School Visual Arts Education" course and the 2014 "Selective Visual Arts for High Schools" course. "Primary Education Visual Arts Education" is about half of the objectives of this course related to the teaching of art history. The achievements towards the teaching of art history are found in the field of learning "Cultural Heritage" from the teaching fields of "Art Criticism and Aesthetics". The miniature art is included as a learning module on its own in the framework of the 'Selective Visual Arts' course for high school students. This course includes achievements aimed at developing the skills of students to absorb the information they acquire through analysis, synthesis and interpretation of art history teaching and to evaluate art works more meaningfully. Surname-i Hümayun writing miniatures can be studied in the Topkapı Palace Museum within the framework of the educational objectives included in the visual arts education. Art history education can be supported by various works and projects that will be carried out by the Museum.

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