
Orion Constellation in Astronomy treatise
'Abd al-Rahmân al-Sûfî' 13th century

Moroccan Koran 14th cent

Moroccan calligraphy 19th century

Ibn al-Jazarî, 'Uddat al-hisn al-hasîn
(not dated)
Hasan Massoudy 1994

14th century Egyptian binding

'Abd Allah Ibn al-Muqaffa' Syria or Egypt mid-14th century
The Art of the Arabic Book at BNF (partly in english).
Previously:
Arabic Calligraphy;
Persian Splendour.
4 comments :
beautiful.
Yeah, I love Islamic calligraphy. It's truly an art form and a credit to the culture. :)
nomaly i hate islamic caligraphy.
But this is beautiful.
Thats look like asian.
Sorry for my english
Maxime and Charlotte
Paris, France
http://maxandcha.blogspot.com/
Islamic caligraphy contains so aesbthetic forms and has semantics... It cames from an old, rich and unique history. I love it.
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