Islamic calligraphy. ([2020?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sheila S. Blair.
• Authors: Blair, Sheila
• Contents: Part I. Introduction. Arabic script : its role and principles -- Materials. Part II. The development of Arabic script in early Islamic times. The standardization of Arabic script -- Early manuscripts of the Koran. Part III. The pre-eminence of round scripts in the early middle period. The adoption of round scripts -- the proliferation of round scripts. Part 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. Part 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. Part VI. The many faces of Islamic calligraphy in modern times -- From traditional styles to graphic design and calligraphic art.
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxvii, 681 pages), illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 745.61091767; Islamic calligraphy; Islamic civilization; ART -- Techniques -- Calligraphy; Islamic calligraphy; Islamic civilization; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781474464475; 1474464475
• Related ISBNs: 9780748635405; 0748635408
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.