Format:
xi, 305 Seiten :
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Illustrationen, 1 Karte, Porträts.
ISBN:
978-0-300-22824-3
Content:
Considered by Muslims as the only true art, calligraphy has played a prominent role in Islamic culture since the time of the prophet Muhammad. Exploring this central role of the written word in Islam and how writing practices have evolved and adapted in different historical contexts, this book provides an overview of the enormous impact that writing in Arabic script has had on the visual arts of the Islamic world. Approaching the topic from a number of different perspectives, the essays in this volume include discussions on the relationship between orality and the written word; the materiality of the written word, ranging from the type of paper on which books were written to monumental inscriptions in stone and brick; and the development of Arabic typography and the printed book. Generously illustrated, By Pen and What They Write is an engaging look at how writing has remained a foundational component of Islamic art throughout fourteen centuries
Note:
Proceedings of the Sixth Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art, Nov. 7-9, 2015, Doha. - Includes bibliographical references and index
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1 Sheila Blair, Writing as signifier of Islam〈br〉 2 Robert Hoyland, The Birth of Arabic Writing on Stone〈br〉 3 Angelika Neuwirth, Scripture, Revelation, and Writing: The Qur'an's Epistemic Recast of Arabian Late Antiquity〈br〉 4 Hugh Kennedy, Baghdad as a Center of Learning and Book Production〈br〉 5 Jonathan Bloom, How Paper Changed the Literary and Visual Culture of the Islamic lands〈br〉 6 Kristine Rose Beers, Reading with Conservators: The Language of Book Archaeology〈br〉 7 Ludvik Kalus, The Spread of Islamic Inscriptions in East and Southeast Asia〈br〉 8 Massumeh Farhad, Reading between the Lines: Text and Image in Sixteenth-Century Iran〈br〉 9 Dana Sajdi, Chained: Orality, Authority and History〈br〉 10 Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares, Arabic Typography and the Shaping of a Modern Design Culture〈br〉 11 Heba Barakat, The Triumph of the Word
Language:
English
Keywords:
Islam
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Kunst
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Kultur
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Kalligrafie
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Schrift
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Buch
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Typografie
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Bucheinband
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Konferenzschrift
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Konferenzschrift
URL:
http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=029862958&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
Author information:
Blair, Sheila 1948-
