Arabic Calligraphy Visual Arts
Arabic Calligraphy Visual Arts
The art of decorative writing in the arabic script: its history, styles and calligraphers. Image galleries of examples are accepted here.
Top: Arts: Visual Arts: Calligraphy: Arabic
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Islamic Calligraphy from a Private Collection - Images of Islamic calligraphy in Arabic and Persian from a private collection, with commentary from Biddington's Consultancy.
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The Art of Calligraphy - An article by Alia F. Hasan discussing Arabic calligraphy, historic and present-day from Suite 101, with links to related sites.
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Islamic Calligraphy - Gallery of images from 'The Splendour of Islamic Calligraph' by Abdelkebir Khatibi and Mohammed Sijelmassi, hosted by Islamicity.
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Sobhi Mourad, Hassan - The Syrian calligrapher Hassan Sobhi Mourad (b.1942) presents some of his Arabic calligraphy, with a biography.
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Calligraphy Islamic - Includes introduction, history, profiles of great masters, and galleries of contemporary calligraphy. Many images.
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Islamic Calligraphy by Rasheed Butt - Samples of the work of a calligrapher from Islamabad, who works in both Arabic and Persian, on religious and poetic texts. Includes biography.
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Silk Threads - Shashihalai designs hand-embroidered Arabic calligraphy in traditional and contemporary styles. Inspiration, gallery, ethics, stitch type.
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Islamic Calligraphy with Mohamed Zakariya - The artist describes the art of calligraphy and the materials he uses; illustrated with video samples.
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The Qur'anic Manuscripts - A brief description of the Qur'anic manuscripts dated from the first century Hijra are presented.
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Arabic Calligraphy - Biographies and virtual gallery of the work of Kamel El Baba (1905-91) and his son Mokhtar, who offers custom Arabic calligraphy. Information on the development of Arabic calligraphy.
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Art Bismillah - Learn the meaning of Islamic and Arabic calligraphy from lessons for non-Arabic speakers. Also provides links to Islamic art galleries.
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Art of Arabic Calligraphy - Mamoun Sakkal discusses the Arabic language, the origins and development of the script, and the Kufic and Cursive styles. Hosted by Sakkal Design.
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Arabic Calligraphy Art - Middle Eastern artworks including original paintings, mosaics and ceramics. Provides past exhibition information.
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Islamic Arts and Architecture - Arabic Calligraphy - Detailed, richly-illustrated examination of the historical and cultural significance of Arabic calligraphy.
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Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy - Nihad Dukhan offers a modern interpretation of the art of Arabic calligraphy.
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The Islamic World to 1600: Calligraphy - An illustrated history from the Department of History, University of Calgary.
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