Islamic calligraphy. ([2020?])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Islamic calligraphy. ([2020?])
- Main Title:
- Islamic calligraphy
- 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.
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- 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).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.591434
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