The Splendour Of Islamic Calligraphy

Calligraphy, the art which combines visual image and written word, is perhaps at its most brilliant in the arts of Islam. This is clearly evident on the pages of this book, widely acclaimed on first publication as the most sumptuous and beautiful study ever produced on the subject. Now available again, it combines numerous illustrations of Arabic scripts with an informative background history and a thorough analysis of the geometrical and ornamental principles involved in the calligraphic art.

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• Authors: Abdelkebir Khabtibi, A. Sijelmassi Khatibi, Abdelkebir Khatibi, Sijelmassi Khatibi, Khatibi Abdelkebir, Mohammed Sijelmassi
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.11.1995
• EAN: 9780500016756
• ISBN: 978-0-500-01675-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Weight: 1650 g
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Painting, drawing, colour; Humanities, art, music > Art; ART / Techniques / Calligraphy, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, History of art / art & design styles, Islamic Studies, History of Art, Social and cultural history, Lettering & Calligraphy, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Calligraphy and hand-lettering, HISTORY / Islamic