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The calligraphy of Islam: reflections on the state of the art

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ISBN	0932568025 (pbk.)
Author	Zakariya, Mohamed U. 1942-
Title	The calligraphy of Islam : reflections on the state of the art / Mohamed U. Zakariya
Publisher	Washington, DC : Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University, 1979
Physical desc.	xii, 46 p. ; ill. ; 23 x 30 cm.
Bibliography etc.	Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-46).
Contents	Preface / Michael C. Hudson -- Introduction / Kamal Boullata -- The origins -- Discourse -- Definitions -- Technique -- The calligraphers -- A few of the founders -- The scripts -- The Basmala -- Calligrams -- Prospects.
Subject	Islamic calligraphy -- History
Subject	Calligraphy, Arabic -- History

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