The splendour of Islamic calligraphy.
Rare and modern books
Abdelkebir Khatibi, Mohammed Sijelmassi.
Thames and Hudson,
1994
The splendour of Islamic calligraphy.
Rare and modern books
Abdelkebir Khatibi, Mohammed Sijelmassi.
Thames and Hudson,
1994
120.00 €
(Istanbul,
Turkey)
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1994
- ISBN
- 0500016755
- Place of printing
- New York
- Author
- Abdelkebir Khatibi, Mohammed Sijelmassi.
- Publishers
- Thames and Hudson
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Keyword
- Turkish and Islamic art
- Cover description
- Very Good
- Binding description
- Dust jacket
- Dust jacket
- True
- State of preservation
- Very Good
- Languages
- English
- Binding
- Hardcover
Description
Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (29 x 24 cm). In English. 239 p., color ills. The splendour of Islamic calligraphy. With new chapters on the use of calligraphy in architecture and contemporary painting, this revised edition of The Splendour of Islamic Calligraphy, widely acclaimed on first publication as the most lavish and sumptuous study of its kind, provides a comprehensive and fascinating survey of the subject from its earliest origins to the present day. It explains the geometrical and ornamental principles of calligraphy, with the help of numerous line drawings, and examines the interdependence of script and page decoration.; - With 232 Illustrations, 98 in colour.
