An accessible introduction to the quintessential art form of the Islamic world. How to Read Islamic Calligraphy explores the preeminence of the written word as a means of creative expression throughout the Islamic world. Aimed at a general audience, the book introduces all five major Islamic calligraphic script types, demonstrates their distinctive visual characteristics, and explains the various contexts in which each one came to be used, whether for transcribing the Qur'an, composing poetry, or issuing written edicts from the sultan's court. Numerous examples illustrate how the tra How to Read Islamic Calligraphy - Maryam Ekhtiar od authora Maryam Ekhtiar a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
| Autor |
Maryam Ekhtiar |
| Jazyk |
anglický |
| Počet stran |
155 |
| Rok vydání |
2018 |
| Nakladatelství |
Metropolitan Museum of Art |
