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| 11451. ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY. Exhaustive survey of Islamic calligraphy, both as an art form, and as a religious devotion. Covers pre-Islamic status of Arabic writing, association of writing with the Qur'an, various cultural changes in calligraphy in early Islamic centuries, complete coverage of types of script and schools of calligraphy, Eastern & Western Kufic, Magribi schools, etc., and an appreciation of the role of calligraphy as a flagship art in Islamic culture. 30 pages, 72 footnotes, 12 bibliographic sources. |
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