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Unlock the beauty of Naskh: learn Arabic calligraphy stroke by stroke.
Arabic Calligraphy
naskh script for beginners
$31.04
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
25 March 2002
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Summary
The first stroke-by-stroke guide ever produced for learning to write Naskh, one of the six major cursive Arabic scripts. Its origins can be traced back to the late eighth century AD and it is still in use today, over 1300 years later. The Ottoman Turks considered Naskh the script most suited for copying the Qur’an and today more Qur’ans are copied in Naskh throughout the Islamic world than in all other Arabic scripts combined. This introductory workbook makes it possible for everyone to learn…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780714114996 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0714114995 |
| Author: | Venetia Porter, Mustafa Ja'far |
| Publisher: | British Museum Press |
| Imprint: | British Museum Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 25 March 2002 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 297mm x 210mm |
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About The Author
Venetia Porter
Venetia Porter is Curator, Islamic and Contemporary Middle East Art at the British Museum.
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