Islamic calligraphy

Islamic calligraphy (Arabic: إِسْلَامِيُّ خَطَاطَةٌ), also known as Arabic calligraphy,  is the art of artistic handwriting, and by extension, of bookmaking.Bloom (1999), pg. 218 It is both an art, and a practical way of writing.

Arabic calligraphy may be found on tiles and other ornaments. The text usually comes from the Koran (Qur'an).

 Styles 
The different styles of Arabic writing mostly derive from early versions of the Koran. There are geometric styles such as Kufic, and cursive (flowing) styles like Naskh, Thuluth, and Muhaqqaq.

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References

Wolfgang Kosack: Islamische Schriftkunst des Kufischen. Geometrisches Kufi in 593 Schriftbeispielen. Deutsch – Kufi – Arabisch. Christoph Brunner, Basel 2014, .

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