Isbn: 9780300142006 - writing the word of god: calligraphy and the qur'an (5 risultati)

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Soft cover. Condizione: As New. 1st Edition. 28 by 21.5cm., 64pp., colour. Catalogue of the exhibition held at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 3, 2007 February 3, 2008. The Qur'an states that the first thing created by God was the pen, with which he wrote creation, and so the practice of calligraphy constituted an expression of piety. But calligraphy was also a trace of its maker, a permanently impressed mark of his or her character. As artists acquired skill in beautiful writing, they would inevitably reveal their ideas and moral fiber as well, recording these aspects of themselves for posterity. Moreover, proficiency in calligraphy was a hallmark of high culture and was thus not simply the preserve of professional scribes who staffed imperial bureaucracies of Muslim dynasties or prepared books for major cultural institutions such as mosques and theological colleges. Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur'an showcases a superb selection of folios from copies of the Qur'an, the preeminent context for the practice of calligraphy in the Islamic world. These folios present calligraphy produced in the region between North Africa and Iran from the 9th to 16th centuries.…

Paperback. Condizione: As new. Condition: Als nieuw. Binding: Paperback. Year: 2007. Language: Engels. Description: Hoekje(s) licht gevouwen. Lichte sporen omslag verder als nieuw.

Condizione: gut. 2007. Writing the Word of God In englischer Sprache. pages.

Paperback. Condizione: New. The art of Islamic calligraphy developed from the 7th to the 14th century, beginning in western Arabia, spreading south to Yemen and north to the Near East, and continuing east and west to Iran, Egypt, North Africa, and Spain. This handsome book demonstrates the breadth and beauty of Islamic calligraphy across centuries and continents, as seen in rare early folios of the Qurâan. Noted scholar David J. Roxburgh begins by discussing the Qurâan, which Muslims believe to be the written record of a series of divinely inspired revelations to the Prophet Muhammad. He then analyzes Kufic script, the preeminent vehicle for writing early manuscripts of the Qurâan; reforms of calligraphy in the 10th century; and the great master Islamic calligraphers, in particular Yaqut al-Musta`simi. The beautiful reproductions of folios and bifolios validate Roxburghâs conclusion that "the miracle of the text of the Qurâan found its equal in the technical mastery of the calligrapherâs practice, a miracle in its own right.â.…