TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blair,Sheila
TI  - Islamic calligraphy
SN  - 9780748635405
AV  - NK3636.5.A2 B53 2008
U1  - 745.61091767 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
KW  - Islamic calligraphy
KW  - fast
KW  - Kalligraphie
KW  - gnd
KW  - Islam
KW  - Arabische Schrift
N1  - 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
ER  -