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Author : Alain George
Publisher : Saqi Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215502449
Beautifully illustrated, this is an essential reference work for students and connoisseurs of calligraphy alike.
Author : Maryam D. Ekhtiar
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588396303
"For centuries, Islamic calligraphy has mesmerized viewers with its beauty, sophistication, and seemingly endless variety of styles. How to Read Islamic Calligraphy offers new perspectives on this distinctive art form, using examples from The Met's superlative collections to explore the enduring preeminence of the written word as a means of creative expression throughout the Islamic world. Combining engaging, accessible texts with stunning new photography, How to Read Islamic Calligraphy introduces readers to the major Islamic script types and explains the various contexts, whether secular or sacred, in which each one came to be used. Beauty and brilliance emerge in equal measure from works of every medium, from lavishly illuminated Qur'an manuscripts, to glassware etched with poetic verses, to ceramic tiles brushed with benedictions. The sheer breadth of objects illustrated in these pages exemplifies the ubiquity of calligraphy, and provides a compelling introduction to this unique art form"--Publisher's description
Author : Annemarie Schimmel,Barbara Rivolta
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Calligraphy, Arabic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Blair Sheila Blair
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781474464475
Joint Winner of the 2007 British-Kuwait Friendship Society Prize for Middle Eastern StudiesThis stunning book is an important contribution to a key area of non-western art, being the first reference work on the art of beautiful writing in Arabic script.The extensive use of writing is a hallmark of Islamic civilization. Calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing, became one of the main methods of artistic expression from the seventh century to the present in almost all regions from the far Maghrib, or Islamic West, to India and beyond. Arabic script was adopted for other languages from Persian and Turkish to Kanembu and Malay. Sheila S. Blair's groundbreaking book explains this art form to modern readers and shows them how to identify, understand and appreciate its varied styles and modes. The book is designed to offer a standardized terminology for identifying and describing various styles of Islamic calligraphy and to help Westerners appreciate why calligraphy has long been so important in Islamic civilization.The argument is enhanced by the inclusion of more than 150 colour illustrations, as well as over a hundred black-and-white details that highlight the salient features of the individual scripts and hands. Examples are chosen from dated or datable examples with secure provenance, for the problem of forgeries and copies (both medieval and modern) is rampant. The illustrations are accompanied by detailed analyses telling the reader what to look for in determining both style and quality of script.This beautiful new book is an ideal reference for anyone with an interest in Islamic art.Key Features* Written by the world's leading expert on Islamic calligraphy* Includes c.150 colour illustrations* Comprehensive: covers the art of calligraphy throughout Islamic civilisation, from the 7thc. to the present* The first volume to explain this art form to modern readers, guiding them in the identification, understanding and appreciation of its varied style
Author : Esra Akin-Kivanc
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780253049230
Muthanna, also known as mirror writing, is a compelling style of Islamic calligraphy composed of a source text and its mirrored image placed symmetrically on a horizontal or vertical axis. This style elaborates on various scripts such as Kufi, naskh, and muqahhaq through compositional arrangements, including doubling, superimposing, and stacking. Muthanna is found in diverse media, ranging from architecture, textiles, and tiles to paper, metalwork, and woodwork. Yet despite its centuries-old history and popularity in countries from Iran to Spain, scholarship on the form has remained limited and flawed. Muthanna/Mirror Writing in Islamic Calligraphy provides a comprehensive study of the text and its forms, beginning with an explanation of the visual principles and techniques used in its creation. Author Esra Akın-Kıvanç explores muthanna's relationship to similar forms of writing in Judaic and Christian contexts, as well as the specifically Islamic contexts within which symmetrically mirrored compositions reached full fruition, were assigned new meanings, and transformed into more complex visual forms. Throughout, Akın-Kıvanç imaginatively plays on the implicit relationship between subject and object in muthanna by examining the point of view of the artist, the viewer, and the work of art. In doing so, this study elaborates on the vital links between outward form and inner meaning in Islamic calligraphy.
Author : Yasin Hamid Safadi
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Calligraphy, Arabic
ISBN : 0500271178
Traces the origins of Arabic script, discusses calligraphic styles, and shows examples of Islamic calligraphy on manuscripts, architecture, cloth, and pottery.
Author : A. Z. Desiger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798649169738
A fantastically fun book for those who love classic Arabic calligraphy, This islamic coloring book contains 50 designs to colour in and enjoy, with each design made up of Arabic lettering surrounded by beautiful Islamic themed and old-school wild-style, graffiti art flavors. In expressing art there is no right way or wrong. Everything that you deem beautiful is art. Art is soul-food. This colouring book is another step to reach out to those who have a yearning to combine innate artistic talents with the spiritual.This book combines both art-forms with style, funk, flow and finesse. Kick your feet, up relax and unwind with this fun stress-relieving book today!
Author : Gülru Neci̇poğlu,Julia Bailey
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004173279
"Muqarnas" is sponsored by The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. In "Muqarnas" articles are being published on all aspects of Islamic visual culture, historical and contemporary, as well as articles dealing with unpublished textual primary sources.
Author : Sarah Publishing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798641180540
Perfect Activity Book and Coloring Workbook about Islam, Learn the meaning of Allah's 99 names . Ramadan activities for kids Includes Over than 99 Unique and High-Quality Illustration coloring pages, Islamic books for kids And Adult, Best Ramadan or Eid gift Paperback
Author : Mary McWilliams,David J. Roxburgh
Publisher : Museum Fine Arts Houston
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015074229413
"Traces of the Calligrapher" reconstructs the intimate world of the calligrapher during the early modern period of Islamic culture, bringing together the "tools of the trade" - works in their own right that are rarely exhibited or published - and the exquisite art made with these functional objects in India, Iran, and Turkey. Drawn primarily from a prestigious private collection in Houston, the works in this fascinating book include pens, pen boxes, chests, tables, paper scissors, knives, burnishers, and book bindings of superb manufacture and design. These objects are presented with examples of calligraphy that were executed as practice exercises, occasional works, wall hangings, and manuscripts. Seen together, these rare works reveal the traces of their makers."-- Cover.
Author : Edward E. Curtis
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 667 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438130408
A two volume encyclopedia set that examines the legacy, impact, and contributions of Muslim Americans to U.S. history.
Author : Titus Burckhardt
Publisher : World Wisdom, Inc
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781933316659
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Author : Annemarie Schimmel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Calligraphy, Islamic
ISBN : 1850431876
Inleiding in de calligrafie van de Arabische taal.
Author : Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1987-02-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 0887061753
This is the first book in the English language to deal with the spiritual significance of Islamic art including not only the plastic arts, but also literature and music. Rather than only dealing with the history of the various arts of Islam or their description, the author relates the form, content, symbolic language, meaning, and presence of these arts to the very sources of the Islamic revelation. Relying upon his extensive knowledge of the Islamic religion in both its exoteric and esoteric dimensions as well as the various Islamic sciences, the author relates Islamic art to the inner dimensions of the Islamic revelation and the spirituality which has issued from it. He brings out the spiritual significance of the Islamic arts ranging from architecture to music as seen, heard, and experienced by one living within the universe of the Islamic tradition. In this work the reader is made to understand the meaning of Islamic art for those living within the civilization which created it.
Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588394828
Family guide, Dazzling details in folded front cover.
