Islamic calligraphy /
Safadi, Yasin Hamid.
Islamic calligraphy / Yasin Hamid Safadi. - 144 páginas : ilustraciones ; 28 cm
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Origins of the Arabic alphabet -- Early calligraphic developments -- Kufic scripts -- The reform of the Arabic script -- The development of the cursive scripts -- The major scripts according to classical tradition -- The Maghribi scripts -- Later calligraphic developments -- The 'six styles' of cursive writing -- Thuluth -- Maskhi -- Muhaqqaq -- Rayhani -- Tawqi' -- Riqa' -- Maghribi -- Ta'liq, Nasta'liq and Shikasteh -- The calligrapher and his page -- Composite styles and techniques -- Calligraphy as primary motif -- Islamic calligraphy and Western art -- Calligraphic signs and devices -- The Arabic alphabet -- Glossary.
087773142X
NK3636.5.A2 / S23 1979
Islamic calligraphy / Yasin Hamid Safadi. - 144 páginas : ilustraciones ; 28 cm
Incluye glosario.
Incluye referencias bibliográficas (página 143) e índice.
Origins of the Arabic alphabet -- Early calligraphic developments -- Kufic scripts -- The reform of the Arabic script -- The development of the cursive scripts -- The major scripts according to classical tradition -- The Maghribi scripts -- Later calligraphic developments -- The 'six styles' of cursive writing -- Thuluth -- Maskhi -- Muhaqqaq -- Rayhani -- Tawqi' -- Riqa' -- Maghribi -- Ta'liq, Nasta'liq and Shikasteh -- The calligrapher and his page -- Composite styles and techniques -- Calligraphy as primary motif -- Islamic calligraphy and Western art -- Calligraphic signs and devices -- The Arabic alphabet -- Glossary.
087773142X
NK3636.5.A2 / S23 1979