Writing Arabic: A Practical Introduction to Ruq'ah Script

Mitchell, T. F.

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ISBN 10: 0198151500 ISBN 13: 9780198151500

Published by Oxford University Press, 1979

Language: English

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Writing Arabic: A Practical Introduction to Ruq'ah Script

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

1979

Language

English

ISBN 10

0198151500

ISBN 13

9780198151500

Binding

Soft cover

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Reprint

Condition

Near Fine

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The Arab culture values highly the aesthetics and meditative spirituality of calligraphy, so it is unsurprising that the mastery of handwritten Arabic is seen as an indicator of a dedicated, serious student who merits respect. Writing Arabic by T.F. Mitchell is a comprehensive approach to Ruq'ah, the handwritten script most widely used throughout the Middle East today. Although each of the 28 Arabic letters can have different forms when they are isolated, initial, final or medial (i.e., between two other letters), there are even differences among the standard forms of individual letters for attaching to different letters, e.g., the medial form for any given letter can have variations to accommodate different letters following it. Mitchell not only explains this, he shows examples for the student to analyze.

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T. F. Mitchell is at University of Leeds.

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