2009

ECM-25 Istanbul

Symmetry and Crystallography in Turkish Art and Culture

Satellite Conference of the ECM-25 Istanbul, Turkey, 14-16 August 2009

The IUCr MaThCryst commission in cooperation with the CrysAC commission organizes a Satellite conference on Art and Crystallography devoted to the analysis of the crystallographic aspects of Art and Culture in Turkey and neighbouring countries an regions like Middle Asia, Caucasus, Iran, Anatolia, Middle East, including carpet ornaments and kilim frames (wiki). The Satellite conference will be completed by a workshop do it yourself and a short excursion.

For more details see the MathCryst satellite website

• Program and Abstracts (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
• Hacali Necefoğlu: Turkish Crystallographic Patterns: From Ancient to Present (text) (PDF, 4.5 Mb)
• Hacali Necefoğlu: Turkish Crystallographic Patterns: From Ancient to Present (slides) (PDF, 10.5 Mb)
• Şahika Ünal: Symbolic Meanings and Characteristics of Analtolian Kilims (PDF, 3.5 Mb)
• Manfred Schreiner: The monetary history of the Ottoman Empire - The silver content of the Akce coins during the reigns of Murad III, Mehmed III, and Ahmed I (PDF, 16.2 Mb)
• Izumi Nakai: X-ray diffraction and fluorescence analysis of archaeological anatolian artifacts by portable equipments (PDF, 2.0 Mb)
• Imameddin Amiraslan: Micro Art of Crystallizing (PDF, 1.7 Mb)
• Imameddin Amiraslan: Background Less Geometric Calligraphy (PDF, 2.7 Mb)

Contact: Mathcryst.Commission@crm2.uhp-nancy.fr

16 August 2009: Visit to the The Blue Mosque = Sultanahmet Camii, Turkish & Islamic Arts Museum and The Sokollu Mehmet Pahsa Camii