How to read Islamic calligraphy / Maryam D. Ekhtiar.
Material type: TextSeries: How to read (Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)) ; 8.Publisher: New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2018]Distributor: New Haven, CT ; London : Yale University Press Copyright date: ©2018Description: 155 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781588396303
- 1588396304
- Islamic calligraphy
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Islamic Art -- Catalogs
- Islamic calligraphy -- Themes, motives -- Catalogs
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Islamic Art
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Islamic Art
- Islamic calligraphy -- Themes, motives
- 745.6/19927 23
- NK3636.5 .E44 2018
- NK3636.5 .E38 2018
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-152).
The Arabic script : origins, development, and variations -- Embellishing the word of God : Arabic and the art of the Qur'an -- Ornament and abstraction : the triumph of form over content.
"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