
The Splendour of Islamic Calligraphy
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 15. October 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-500-28294-6 (ISBN)
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Description
Calligraphy, the art that combines visual image and written word is perhaps at its most brilliant in the Islamic world. Islamic calligraphy takes its inspiration from the Muslim belief in the divine origin of Arabic writing. Its use in sacred and official texts has given rise to a calligraphic tradition that has flourished for over 1000 years, not only in manuscript decoration but in architecture, sculpture, ceramics and paintings. With chapters on the role of calligraphy in architecture and contemporary painting, this edition provides a comprehensive survey of the subject from its earliest origins to today. Examples of scripts, including kufic, thuluth, naskhi and maghribi, are shown in a series of photographs which reproduce manuscript pages, paintings and other works of art.
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Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
232 illustrations, 98 in colour
Dimensions
Height: 305 mm
Width: 238 mm
Weight
1380 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-28294-6 (9780500282946)
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Other editions
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Abdelkebir Khatibi | Mohammed Sijelmassi
The Splendour of Islamic Calligraphy
Book
11/1995
Thames & Hudson Ltd
€63.33
Article in reprint
Persons
The Morocco-based authors are widely knowledgeable about Islamic art and culture, and have written widely and lectured extensively on the subject.