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A handbook of Persian calligraphy and related arts
This volume puts together a first-of-a-kind handbook, and contains the most important termini technici, expressions, and techniques connected to the traditional art of Persian calligraphy, calligraphy as well as related arts, like illumination, historiated painting, book binding, etc. The content is based on thirty prominent classical Persian treatises, composed between twelfth and twentieth centuries.
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Calligraphy and Architecture in the Muslim World
This major reference work covers all aspects of architectural inscriptions in the Muslim world: the artists and their patrons, what inscriptions add to architectural design, what materials were used, what their purpose was and how they infuse buildings with meaning.
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Aux origines du classicisme
Cet ouvrage explore une période charnière de l'histoire du livre islamique et iranien: la période mongole envisagée dans le long terme, sous les dynasties ilkhanide et djalayiride. Il étudie la question de la maturation de la calligraphie arabe classique à travers la vie et l'oeuvre de Yaqut al-Musta?simi qui sont, pour la première fois, soumises à une analyse systématique, mettant en avant l'importance de son école et des maîtres bagdadiens pour les arts du livre des décennies suivantes. L'ouvrage se penche aussi sur les manuscrits des Ilkhans musulmans et du vizir Rashid al-Din dans le cadre de la problématique de la naissance de la kitabkhanah et de l'affirmation du statut des calligraphes et des peintres sous les derniers Ilkhanides et les Djalayirides. This book explores a pivotal period in the history of the book in the Islamic world and Iran, i.e. the Mongol period viewed in a long-term perspective, under the Ilkhanid and the Djalayirid dynasties. It examines the issue of the maturation of classical Arabic calligraphy through the life and work of Yaqut al-Musta?simi, which are for the first time subjected to a systematic analysis, highlighting the importance of his school and the Baghdadi masters for the arts of the book of the following decades. The study also looks at the manuscripts of the Muslim Ilkhans and the Vizier Rashid al-Din in the context of the birth of the kitabkhanah and the rise in the status of calligraphers and painters under the last Ilkhanids and the Djalayirids.
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Towards a Sustainable Cultural Identity for Arabic Calligraphy in Furniture Design Through Artificial Intelligence Applications
Sustainability is a modern design philosophy, and this concept prompted this study to focus on the possibility of achieving sustainability principles practically by using artificial intelligence techniques to create sustainable contemporary furniture elements inspired by the heritage and arts of Arabic calligraphy. Heritage-inspired design has cultural meaning and significance as a type of sustainable thinking. Arabic calligraphy has multiple forms and the possibility of adapting it, in addition to its role in enriching the cultural and creative stock. This study aimed to benefit from Arabic calligraphy as a source to enrich and sustain furniture design that is characterized by authenticity and modernity, and to preserve a heritage design product by reformulating it using artificial intelligence methods. In a way that enhances belonging and preserves the community’s heritage and values from extinction, this study followed the descriptive analytical approach in identifying the origins and characteristics of Arabic calligraphy, analyzing its vocabulary, reformulating it, and drawing inspiration from it to enrich furniture designs, in addition to the experimental approach in the applied study through the use of different techniques and materials. The results of this study concluded that there are various aesthetic values in the use of Arabic calligraphy that can be used to create contemporary furniture designs using artificial intelligence techniques to preserve its sustainability. In addition to opening up broad possibilities for creativity and innovation by integrating Arabic calligraphy into furniture design using artificial intelligence technology, this study recommended the need to pay attention to studying the sustainability of heritage and arts in general in appreciation of art and its preservation.
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Ottoman Calligraphy in the Westernization Period: Baroque Influence in Nusretiye Mosque Inscriptions
This study examines the development of calligraphy, which reached its peak in 19th-century19th century Ottoman Istanbul, within the broader context of the period of Westernization. Unlike other traditional Ottoman arts such as architecture, bookbinding, illumination and miniature painting, calligraphy developed at a later stage, necessitating an examination of its interaction with Western artistic traditions. In this context, the study addresses the stylistic changes introduced by Baroque and Rococo ornamentation after the Tulip Period, with a particular focus on the jali thuluth inscriptions in the Tophane Nusretiye Mosque, a remarkable example of Baroque architecture. The research mainly focuses on the innovations of Mustafa Rakım Efendi (1757-1826), one of the most important calligraphers of the 19th century, who introduced a pictorial perspective to the jali thuluth script. His design approach, influenced by socio-cultural factors, is analyzed using a comparative method, emphasizing his holistic and harmonious integration of optical principles. The study also examines how Baroque aesthetics influenced Mustafa Rakım Efendi’s compositions, illustrating the structural transformation of Ottoman calligraphy from a classical line-oriented tradition to a more dynamic and progressive approach. Finally, the study provides an in-depth evaluation of the Western visual and cultural influences on Ottoman calligraphy through Mustafa Rakım Efendi’s works.
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