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How to read Islamic calligraphy

Ekhtiar, Maryam, author, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), issuing body

Overview

\"For centuries, Islamic calligraphy has mesmerized viewers with its beauty, sophistication, and seemingly endless variety of styles. How to Read Islamic Calligraphy offers new perspectives on this distinctive art form, using examples from The Met's superlative collections to explore the enduring preeminence of the written word as a means of creative expression throughout the Islamic world. Combining engaging, accessible texts with stunning new photography, How to Read Islamic Calligraphy introduces readers to the major Islamic script types and explains the various contexts, whether secular or sacred, in which each one came to be used. Beauty and brilliance emerge in equal measure from works of every medium, from lavishly illuminated Qur'an manuscripts, to glassware etched with poetic verses, to ceramic tiles brushed with benedictions. The sheer breadth of objects illustrated in these pages exemplifies the ubiquity of calligraphy, and provides a compelling introduction to this unique art form.\"-- Publisher's description

• Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,Yale University Press
• Subject: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Islamic Art Catalogs. / Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Islamic Art. / Islamic calligraphy Themes, motives Catalogs.
• ISBN: 9781588396303, 1588396304

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
NK3636.5.E44 2018	1	BOOK	ARTS