Contemporary Manuscript Illumination of Herat

Contemporary Manuscript Illumination of Herat

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  • 6 Sequences
  • Introductive Level
  • Starts on May 29, 2019
  • Ends on June 30, 2019

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Syllabus

Week 1:
  • Introduction to manuscript illumination
  • History of manuscript illumination.     
  • Characteristics of Herat contemporary manuscript illumination 
  • Required tools and materials for the course

Week 2:
  • Preparing background of a paper for manuscript illumination 
  1. Coloring the paper
  2. Texturing the paper
  3. Burnishing the paper

Week 3:

  • Sketching the elements of manuscript illumination
  1. Paisley design
  2. Petal
  3. Plain line decoration/adding decoration to a stem 
  4. Foliate design 

Week 4:
  • Combining the elements of manuscript illumination
  • Decorating the elements of manuscript illumination
 Week 5:
  • Copying the pattern on the textured paper
  • Applying gold leaf on papers
  • Burnishing the gold leaf with agate stone
Week 6:   
  • Mixing colors and making new colors
  • Coloring the patterns;
  • Provoking and accentuating the patterns.

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

Ahmad Shoaib Saljoqi
Assistant Prof.
AfghanX

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