Blair, Sheila.
Islamic calligraphy / Sheila S. Blair. - Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2008. - xxxvii, 681 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Originally published: 2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Introduction. Arabic script : its role and principles -- Materials -- pt. II. The development of Arabic script in early Islamic times. The standardization of Arabic script -- Early manuscripts of the Koran -- pt. III. The pre-eminence of round scripts in the early middle period. The adoption of round scripts -- the proliferation of round scripts -- pt. 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 -- pt. 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 -- pt. VI. The many faces of Islamic calligraphy in modern times -- From traditional styles to graphic design and calligraphic art.
9780748635405 0748635408
GBA801910 bnb
014479894 Uk
Islamic calligraphy.
Islamic calligraphy.
Kalligraphie.
Islam.
Arabische Schrift.
NK3636.5.A2 / B53 2008
745.61091767
Islamic calligraphy / Sheila S. Blair. - Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2008. - xxxvii, 681 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Originally published: 2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Introduction. Arabic script : its role and principles -- Materials -- pt. II. The development of Arabic script in early Islamic times. The standardization of Arabic script -- Early manuscripts of the Koran -- pt. III. The pre-eminence of round scripts in the early middle period. The adoption of round scripts -- the proliferation of round scripts -- pt. 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 -- pt. 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 -- pt. VI. The many faces of Islamic calligraphy in modern times -- From traditional styles to graphic design and calligraphic art.
9780748635405 0748635408
GBA801910 bnb
014479894 Uk
Islamic calligraphy.
Islamic calligraphy.
Kalligraphie.
Islam.
Arabische Schrift.
NK3636.5.A2 / B53 2008
745.61091767