ANKARA - The manuscript works of art in an Istanbul museum will be viewed on the internet, culture authorities said on Thursday.
The authorities said that the Turkish Ministry of Culture & Tourism would put to service more than two thousand works of art, displayed at Istanbul`s Turkish and Islamic Art Museum, on the internet.
The manuscripts, most of which were from the Koran, are more than 410,000 pages.
Besides the works of several calligraphers including Ahmed Karahisari, Yaqut al Mustasimi, Mustafa Rakim, the works of art that belong to Imam Ghazali (Muslim Iranian theologian, jurist, philosopher, psychologist), Ibn Arabi (Arab Sufi mystic and philosopher), Mevlana Jalal ud-Din Rumi (philosopher and mystic of Islam), Sadi (Islamic scholar), Firdevsi (Persian poet) and Baki (poet) will be posted on the internet.
Ahmed Karahisari gained fame and glory throughout the Islamic world during the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent, who called him to decorate his Suleymaniye Mosque with the Holy Sculptures. He was the only calligrapher to keep the Yaqut style alive, simultaneously carving out a unique place for himself under the influence of his teacher Esedullah Kirmani.
Mustafa Rakim had a distinctive style in Jeli Thuluth, remarkable for his softness, elegance and movement. His compositions include the frieze inscription in the Nusretiye Mosque at Tophane and the inscription on the tomb and fountain of Mahmud II`s mother Naksidil Sultan.
Yaqut al Mustasimi was one of the greatest masters of cursive calligraphy and a script called Yaquri derived its name from him.
(BRC-AÖ)