Information Package / Course Catalogue
Architectural Ornament in Antiquity II
Course Code: ARK254
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To teach the architectural decorations used in Antiquity.

Course Content

Architectural decorations are very important in determining the dates of the buildings. Within the scope of the course, the changes in architectural decorations from the Archaic Period to the end of the Roman Period will be examined.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Aydın ERÖN
Learning Outcomes
1.Recognize column capitals and decorated column bases
2.Dating capitals and decorated column bases
3.To understand the changes in architectural decorations during the periods
4.To learn the changes of architectural decoration according to periods
5.To be able to date architectural decorations
Recommended or Required Reading
1.W.B. Dinsmoor, The Architecture of Ancient Greece; An Account of Its Historic Development, London, 1950.
2.G. Gruben, Die Tempel der Griechen, München, 1976.
3.S. Altekamp, Zu griechischer Architekturornamentik im sechsten und fünften Jahrhundert v.Chr. Frankfurt, 1991.
4.C. Weickert, Das lesbische Kymation. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der antiken Ornamentik, Leipzig, 1913.
5.U. Muss, Die Bauplastik des archaischen Artemisions von Ephesos, SoSchrÖAI 25, Wien, 1994.
6.F. Rumscheid, Untersuchungen zur kleinasiatischen Bauornamentik des Hellenismus, Beiträge zur Erschließung hellenistischer und kaiserzeitlicher Skulptur und Architektur 14, Mainz, 1994.
7.M. U. Anabolu, İstanbul ve Anadolu'daki Roma İmparatorluk Dönemi Mimarlık Yapıtları, İstanbul, 2001.
8.L. Vandeput, The Architectural Decoration in Roman Asia Minor, Sagalassos : A Case Study, Brepols, 1997.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Identification of architectural constructions and elements
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introduction of Aiolic capitals
Week 3 - Theoretical
Examination of Aiolic capitals dated to the Archaic Period
Week 4 - Theoretical
Introduction of Ionic capitals
Week 5 - Theoretical
Examination of Ionic capitals dated to the Archaic and Classical periods
Week 6 - Theoretical
Examination of Ionic capitals dated to the Hellenistic Period
Week 7 - Theoretical
Examination of Ionic capitals dated to the Roman Period
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction of Corinthian capitals
Week 9 - Theoretical
Examination of Corinthian capitals dated to the Classical and Hellenistic periods
Week 10 - Theoretical
Examination of Corinthian capitals dated to the Roman Period
Week 11 - Theoretical
Introduction of Composite capitals
Week 12 - Theoretical
Examination of Composite capitals dated to the Roman Period
Week 13 - Theoretical
Introduction of decorated column bases
Week 14 - Theoretical
Dating of decorated column bases
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Reading150115
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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4
4
4
4
4
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4
4
4
4
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5
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5
5
4
5
4
5
4
OÇ-5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
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