Illumination character of sulus plagues which are in Suleymaniye Library

Illumination character of sulus plagues which are in Suleymaniye Library was examined in this research. Plagues that examined belong to XVIII and XIX centuries and they were found worth to be researched with regards to Turkish ornament of plague. In the first section of the thesis consisting of three sections; definition and history of art of calligraphy, Aklam- ı Sitte and other varieties of manuscript, historical development of sulus and celi sulus manuscript, process of making a celi sulus calligraphy plague, definition and history of art of illumination, the baroque- rococo art, style of baroque- rococo in art of illumination, motives used in art of illumination, materials used in art of illumination, art of marbling. In the second section, What is plague?, development of plague technique, varieties of plagues, kitas, celi plagues, hilyes, tughras, plagues of Islamic monastery, techniques applied in plagues, wooden plagues, glass- bottom plagues, zer-endud plagues. In the third section; Illumination character of sulus plagues which are in Suleymaniye Library.