Author
Dr. Ibrahim Wagdi Ibrahim Hassanien
Subject
Architecture
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 2536-9822, EISSN: 2536-9830, DOI: 10.21608/JGUAA.2021.50100.1138
Record ID
cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_1bcea62e281b417fbb331c3c77a17d45
Library Location
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes
The buildings were characterized in the Ottoman era; Especially those built in the city of Istanbul, as they often include simple architectural accessories designed to serve birds and not other types of animals. These architectural accessories were known as Qush-Sabili, or bird waterers, and they appeared in abundance in the compositions of graves and in front of their headstones. We also see them on the floors of the courtyards (barns) of shrines, in cenotes and ablution fountains, as well as in the courtyards of mosques, and we also see them in the gardens of palaces as well. Their shapes varied, including basins, cylindrical columns, and marble slabs, as well as some that took the shape of a salsabil. The decorations that were executed on them varied, but they were mostly characterized by simplicity, except for the examples that appeared in the palace gardens. It reflected the artistic style of the place in which it appeared. This research paper aims to study the bird waterers in the city of Istanbul in the Ottoman era by identifying the places and shapes that appeared on them, the method of supplying them with water, the method of pouring water into them, and the raw material from which they were made, in addition to identifying the decorations executed on them and the decorative methods used in them. The Ottoman cities, especially the city of Istanbul, included special types of buildings that were dedicated only to serving both birds and animals. Among these types of buildings were what is known as bird waterers (Kussebili), which were spread in the social and religious buildings. The shapes of these waterers varied between the shape of the salsabil, the slabs of sebils, columns in the courtyards of the mosques and the basins on the marble tombs or in front of the tombstones, and all these waterings were carried out of white marble, and generally it appeared simple in its appearance without any decorations, or decorated with some plant and geometric decorations that reflect the time and the decorations of the place in which they were located. This study aims to study bird waterings in the Ottoman era in Istanbul in terms of the shape and places in which they were located, the raw material, the method of supplying water, the method of channeling the water with it, and his implemented decorative elements.
Görüntüle
Journal of General Union of Arab Archaeologists, 2021-06, Vol.22 (2), p.368-392
