Arabic Script: Styles, Variants, and Calligraphic Adaptations
Khan, Gabriel Mandel
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AbeBooks Seller since April 17, 2008
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Add to basketSold by BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since April 17, 2008
Condition: New
Quantity: 1 available
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This fascinating guide to the Arabic alphabet and writing styles also offers an ample and thorough overview of a culture and a civilization.
This enlightening book helps us discover an alphabet that throughout the centuries has been linked to the secular and religious worlds of Islam. The text explains the history and meaning of each letter, as well as its philosophical, theological, and cultural significance, and 300 two-color and black-and-white pictures illustrate the letters, their variants, and calligraphic adaptations. An ideal book for linguists, graphic designers, and collectors of Islamic art, Arabic Script will also prove handy for travelers who wish to become familiar with the rudiments of the alphabet."About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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