Couverture rigide. Zustand: Comme neuf. Relié, 240 pages, published on 13 November 1995 by Thames & Hudson Ltd, book as new.
Anbieter: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in a Fine jacket. 1st U.S. Printing. 239pp 4to.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Thames and Hudson, New York, 1994
ISBN 10: 0500016755 ISBN 13: 9780500016756
Anbieter: Khalkedon Rare Books ABA, ILAB, IOBA, ESA, Istanbul, Türkei
Dust jacket. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 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.