Islamic calligraphy traditionally took its inspiration from the Muslim belief in the divine origin of Arabic writing. In early Islam the use of Arabic writing is sacred, and official texts gave rise to a wonderful profusion of scripts and a calligraphic tradition that has flourished for over a thousand years -- not only in manuscript decoration but also in architecture, ceramics, and painting. This book provides a comprehensive survey of the subject from its earliest origins to the present day. It explains the geometrical and ornamental principles of calligraphy and examines the interdependence of script and page decoration. Finally, and perhaps most important, it contains outstanding examples of scripts-- Kufic, Thuluth, Naskhi, and Maghribi -- in a series of magnificent reproductions of manuscript pages, paintings, and other works of art--Publisher's description
Abdelkebir Khatibi Pořadí knih (chronologicky)
Abdelkbir Khatibi byl marocký spisovatel a literární kritik, který se v pozdních dvaceti letech nechal inspirovat rebelským duchem kontrakultury 60. let. Ve své tvorbě zpochybňoval sociální a politické normy, na nichž byly postaveny země regionu Maghrebu. Jeho dílo zkoumá složité vztahy mezi identitou, kulturou a společností, často s důrazem na postkoloniální perspektivu. Khatibiho styl je charakterizován intelektuální hloubkou a zároveň poetickou citlivostí.
