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Islamic calligraphy
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020$a9789774160394
041$aEng
084$aNA380.B53 2006
100$aBlair, Sheila S.
245$aIslamic calligraphy$ht
260$aCairo$bAUC Press$c2006
300$ xxxvii$a681 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.)
307$bBook
505$aArabic scripts: its roles and principles -- Materials -- the standardization of arabic script in early Islamic times -- early manuscripts of the Koran -- the adoption of round scripts -- the proliferation of round scripts -- The Safavids, the Qajar, and their contemporaries in Iran and Central Asia -- The Ottomans in Anatolia, the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean -- Other styles and centers -- The many faces of Islamic Calligraphy in Modern times -- From traditional styles to graphic design and calligraphic art
650$aIslamic art