An Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy - Hardcover

Alani, Ghani

 
9780764351730: An Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0764351737 ISBN 13: 9780764351730
Verlag: Schiffer Craft, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

With a photo-rich teaching method that's welcoming to everyone, this introduction helps you use ink and a qalam--a traditional reed pen--to create flowing, timelessly decorative lines of Arabic script. The book begins with the history behind this art that decorates writings and architecture worldwide. Master calligrapher Alani next shows you how to choose the materials and prepare your tools. After a quick introduction to how the Arabic language works, he guides you through exercises to help you successfully write the 28 Arabic letters, join them together, and finally assemble them into phrases. Once you have mastered the basics, explore creating graphic compositions in each of seven major styles (Kufic, Thuluth, Naskh, Persian, Turkish, Riqa, and Maghrebi). Sometimes it takes years to be able to decipher a composition, but meanwhile, you can enjoy its aesthetic beauty. This guide helps beginners, like centuries of people before them, create graceful, meaningful art from words.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Ghani Alani's work is in museums worldwide, and is featured in several films. Born in Iraq, he holds the Ijazé (calligraphy diploma) from H. el Badadi, grand master of the School of Baghdad, and H. el Hamedi, master of the School of Turkey.

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Verlag
Schiffer Craft
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0764351737
ISBN 13 
9780764351730
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
80
Kontakt zum Hersteller
preigu GmbH & Co. KG
mail@preigu.de

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