Islamic Art in the Old Polish Culture 3600-PST-SIKS-OW

After completing the course and confirming the achievement of learning outcomes, the student is able to:

Understand the character and main political and ideological tendencies in the relations of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with the world of Islam, especially Ottoman Turkey.

Assess the character of oriental communities living in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and their role in the orientalisation of Old Polish culture.

Explain the features of Islamic art that distinguish it from European art, and also notice differences in the reception of Islamic culture of art between the society of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Western Europe.

Characterize the main branches of Islamic art used in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and identify its imitations produced in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Identify representative elements of the Polish national style with an Eastern origin.

Identify the most important Polish collections of Islamic art and its most important monuments used in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Evaluation as part of the knowledge written exam acquired during the lecture and on the basis of the recommended literature.
Grading scale:
5.0 - very good knowledge of the material presented during the classes and on the basis of the recommended literature, very good reading in the literature on the subject, proficient use of the specialist methodology
4,5 - very good knowledge of the material presented during the classes and on the basis of the recommended literature, very good reading in the literature on the subject, proficient use of specialist methodology
4.0 - good knowledge of the material presented during the classes and on the basis of the recommended literature, good reading in the literature on the subject, good use of specialist methodology
3,5 - good knowledge of the material presented during the classes and on the basis of the recommended literature, sufficient reading in the literature on the subject, good use of the specialist methodology
3,0 - sufficient knowledge of the material presented during the classes and on the basis of the recommended literature, sufficient reading in the literature on the subject, sufficient use of specialist methodology
2.0 - insufficient knowledge of the material presented in class and on the basis of the recommended literature

Bartholomaeus Schachman (1559-1614): Sztuka podróży, 2012. Gdańsk: Muzeum Narodowe w Gdańsku

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Inalck H., Günsel R. (eds.), 2009. Ottoman Civilization, Ankara: Korza Printing House

Majda T., Mrozowska A., 1978. Tureckie stroje i sceny rodzajowe z kolekcji króla Stanisława Augusta. Warszawa: Wydawnictwa UW.

Mańkowski T., 1935. Sztuka islamu w Polsce w XVII i XVIII wieku. Kraków: PAU.

Mańkowski T., 1959. Orient w polskiej kulturze artystycznej. Wrocław: Ossolineum.

Reychman J., 1964. Orient w kulturze polskiego Oświecenia. Wrocław: Ossolineum.

Trafiłowski P., 2013.“Imago Turcii”. Studium z dziejów komunikacji społecznej w dawnej Polsce (1453-1572), Lublin: Wyd. UMCS

Wojna i pokój. Skarbu sztuki tureckiej ze zbiorów polskich od XV do XIX wieku. 2000. Warszawa: Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie

Żygulski Z. 1988. Sztuka turecka, Warszawa: PWN.

Żygulski Z. 1989. Sztuka islamu w zbiorach polskich, Warszawa: Wyd. Artystyczne i Filmowe.

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