S. M. V. Mousavi Jazayeri, Leonie M. Christian

Gebundenes Buch

Kufic Stone Inscription Culture, Script, and Graphics

The Aesthetic Art and Global Heritage of Early Kufic Calligraphy

Beschreibung

This reference book studies the script, art, and culture of the early Arabic Kufic calligraphy. It presents around hundred historical stone inscriptions, coins, and manuscripts from early-Islamic Persia. In their book, the primary author,S.M.V. Mousavi Jazayeri,a well-known Iranian calligrapher and early Kufic expert, and his fellow co-authors read and analyze with meticulous detail the calligraphy, script, and art work of thirty-seven Kufic gravestone inscriptions, mainly from the Yazd providence of Iran. The carefully-selected inscriptional sample in this book illustrates the remarkable power and versatility of this early script, and the extent of the global role played by it in shaping societies and cultures of a vast area extending from China to Spain.

Autor

A master calligrapher, type designer and graphic designer, Seyed Mohammad Vahid Mousavi Jazayeri has taken a particular personal interest in the Kufic script and devoted years to independent research, visiting archaeological locations, historic buildings and cemeteries, mosques, libraries and museums to study the script through direct contact. He has developed a systematic research methodology and published his findings in several books. His professional interest in script and calligraphy stimulated his discovery of the historic method for cutting the Kufic pen, which has had a direct impact on his own work, as seen in a number of well-received exhibitions and workshops. The historical research and achievements of Mousavi Jazayeri brought together the first international group dedicated to the study and revival of the historic Kufic script: Kuficpedia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blautopf Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 208mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 1043g
• ISBN-13: 9780984984329
• ISBN-10: 0984984321
• Artikelnr.: 39563065