Islamic Calligraphy. Origins of the Arabic script -- Early calligraphic developments -- Kufic scripts -- The reform of the Arabic script -- The development of the cursive scripts -- The major scripts according to classical tradition -- The Maghribī scripts -- Later calligraphic developments -- The Plates. The Basmalah : 'in the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful' -- The styles : Mashq ; Kufic ; Eastern Kufic ; The 'six styles' of cursive writing : Thuluth, Naskhī, Muḥaqqaq, Rayḥānī, Tawqī', Riqā' ; Maghribī ; Ta'līq, Nasta'līq and Shikasteh -- The calligrapher and his page -- Composite styles and techniques -- Calligraphy as primary motif -- Islamic calligraphy and Western art -- Calligraphic signs and devices -- The Shahādah : 'there is no god but God...' -- Allāh -- The Arabic alphabet.
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