The Scripts on Yuntdağ Yenice Neighborhood Mosque Cover Image

Yuntdağ Yenice Mahallesi Camii Yazilari
The Scripts on Yuntdağ Yenice Neighborhood Mosque

Author(s): Halil İbrahim Eryilmaz
Subject(s): Architecture, Visual Arts, Local History / Microhistory, Islam studies, 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Manisa; Yuntdağ Yenice Mosque; Decoration; Calligraphy; Writing Style;

Summary/Abstract: Yuntdağ Yenice Neighborhood is a small settlement 40 km from Yunusemre, Manisa. The mosque located in Yuntdağ Yenice Neighborhood has been built on a rectangular base, which is very close to being a square, it consists of a prayer hall (harim) with a wooden roof and narthex. The structure particularly attracts attention with its indoor calligraphy decorations. In the mosque, there are the hadiths, the word tawhid, the word sahadet, Esma-ül Hüsna sections and prayer texts in the different kinds of celi sülüs, celi kûfi and celi divani scripts which are very valuable in terms of their remarkable designs. Scripts are especially in the mihrap. In this article, it is aimed to document the rich calligraphy written by Hussein Avni bin Mustafa in a village mosque built in Hijri 1319 (1901-02).

  • Issue Year: 16/2018
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 545-580
  • Page Count: 36
  • Language: Turkish