Islamic calligraphy /

This 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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blair, Sheila (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2008.
Edición:Paperback edition.
Temas:
Islamic calligraphy.
Islamic civilization.
Calligraphie islamique.
ART > Techniques > Calligraphy.
Islamic calligraphy
Islamic civilization
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Introduction. Arabic script : its role and principles
  • Materials. Part II. The development of Arabic script in early Islamic times. The standardization of Arabic script
  • Early manuscripts of the Koran. Part III. The pre-eminence of round scripts in the early middle period. The adoption of round scripts
  • the proliferation of round scripts. Part IV. The emergence of regional styles in the later middle period. Calligraphy in Iran and its environs under the Mongols and Turkomans
  • Rectilinear and curvilinear scripts in Egypt and Syria under the Mamluks
  • Other styles and centers. Part V. Dynastic styles in the age of empires. The Safavids, the Qajars, and their contemporaries in Iran and Central Asia
  • The Ottomans in Anatolia, the Balkans, and the Eastern Mediterranean
  • Other styles and centers. Part VI. The many faces of Islamic calligraphy in modern times
  • From traditional styles to graphic design and calligraphic art.

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