Ottoman Foundations of Turkish Typography: A Field Theory Approach.

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  • Author(s): Özkal, Özlem
  • Source:
    Design Issues. Summer2018, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p59-75. 17p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      TYPOGRAPHIC design; OTTOMAN Empire; TURKISH history; POPULATION & society; FONTS & typefaces; PRINTING; OTTOMAN art; HISTORY
    • Abstract:
      The article presents a field study on the typography in the Ottoman Empire from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century. Topics discussed include the appearance of private presses and mass publication; dynamic network of activities, such as punchcutting, typefounding, printing, publishing, and journalism during the late Ottoman period; and the emergence of typography before the 1928 Script Reform. Also mentioned is factors effecting field emergence such as population growth and the typographic history of Turkey.