Persian Calligraphy - A Corpus Study of Letterforms

This book is an exploratory adventure to defamiliarize calligraphy, especially Persian Nastaliq calligraphic letterforms, and to look beyond the tradition that has always considered calligraphy as pursuant to and subordinate to linguistic practices.Calligraphy can be considered a visual communicative system with different means of meaning-making or as a medium through which meaning is made and expression is conveyed via a complex grammar. This study looks at calligraphy as a systematic means in the field of visual communication, rather than as a one-dimensional and ad hoc means of providing visual beauty and aesthetic enjoyment. Revolving around different insights of multimodal social semiotics, the volume relies on the findings of a corpus study of Persian Nastaliq calligraphy. The research emphasizes the way in which letterforms, regardless of conventions in language, are applied as graphically meaningful forms that convey individual distinct meanings.This volume on Persian Nastaliq calligraphy will be inspirational to visual artists, designers, calligraphers, writers, linguists, and visual communicators. With an introduction to social semiotics, this work will be of interest to students and scholars interested in visual arts, media and communication, and semiotics.

Product details

• Authors: Mahdiyeh Meidani
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2021
• EAN: 9780367777371
• ISBN: 978-0-367-77737-1
• No. of pages: 330
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Iranian Studies; Print on Demand
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; Iran, ART / Techniques / Calligraphy, The arts: general issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, ART / Middle Eastern, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Handwriting, Other graphic art forms, Writing systems, alphabets, Other graphic or visual art forms, The arts: general topics