The Rise of Islamic Calligraphy - Rilegato

George, Alain

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ISBN 10: 0863566731 ISBN 13: 9780863566738

Casa editrice: Al Saqi, 2010

Riassunto

“George writes with enviable clarity and precision. I have never read anything better on calligraphy.”—Robert Hillenbrand

The birth of Qur’anic calligraphy was a major event in the early history of Islam. In a few decades, it raised the Arabs and their language from the remote fringes of the civilized world to its very heart.

Alain George brings together manuscript, mosaic, architecture, and text to reveal the evolution of Arabic calligraphy from its pre-Islamic conception through the emergence of the modern styles of writing still in use today.

Alain George is a lecturer in Islamic art at the University of Edinburgh.

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Recensione:

'Charting the rise and demise of the angular scripts used in the first centuries of Islam, this is an exciting new contribution to the fields of early Islamic Studies and Art History.' Professor Sheila Blair, Boston College and Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar, author of Islamic Calligraphy

'This book rises to the challenge of a grand theme-how did the early Muslims develop a fitting script and presentation for the word of God? George presents, in lucid expository prose, bold but convincing answers to the many questions posed by this scattered and fragmentary material, especially on matters of date and provenance. An unerring sense of the bigger picture complements his mastery of detail and of earlier scholarship. This promises to be a classic.' Robert Hillenbrand University of Edinburgh and British Academy

'The Rise of Islamic Calligraphy provides a brilliant and magnificently illustrated synthesis of the first four centuries of an art so important in Islamic civilization ... A masterful contribution. It is to be hoped that this pioneering work will be followed by other studies based on a sound methodological approach and contributing to a better understanding of the mushaf during the first centuries of Islam.' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

'Alain George's publication marks a new beginning. George makes a point of presenting his material in the wider cultural and historical context of its time. He thereby succeeds in producing a coherent and well-argued account of the developmental phases of Qur'anic calligraphy, from its beginnings up to the eleventh century CE ... A beautifully designed volume, which is to be welcomed by specialists and generalists alike.' --Journal of Qur'anic Studies

"The Rise of Islamic Calligraphy provides a brilliant and magnificently illustrated synthesis of the first four centuries of an art so important in Islamic civilization ... A masterful contribution. It is to be hoped that this pioneering work will be followed by other studies based on a sound methodological approach and contributing to a better understanding of the mushaf during the first centuries of Islam." --Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

"Alain George s publication marks a new beginning. George makes a point of presenting his material in the wider cultural and historical context of its time. He thereby succeeds in producing a coherent and well-argued account of the developmental phases of Qur anic calligraphy, from its beginnings up to the eleventh century CE ... A beautifully designed volume, which is to be welcomed by specialists and generalists alike." --Journal of Qur anic Studies

L'autore:

Alain George is lecturer in Islamic Art at the University of Edinburgh.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Al Saqi
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0863566731
• ISBN 13: 9780863566738
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 236