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Eternal Letters: Qur an Manuscripts from the Abdul Rahman Al Owais Collection

By (author) Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse, By (author) Romain Pingannaud, By (author) Dr AÃ¯da El Khiari, By (author) Prof. Alain George

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Showcasing 1,300 years of Qurâ€™anic calligraphy, this lavishly illustrated catalogue presents over 80 Qurâ€™ans and Qurâ€™an folios from a prominent private collection. For the specialist connoisseur and those new to the field of Islamic calligraphy alike, this publication presents a fresh perspective on this essential area of Islamic Art. The catalogue accompanies an exhibition at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization. Â Arabic calligraphy, with its sinuous lines, is recognizable to nearly anyone anywhere today. Its aesthetic appeal transcends cultural boundaries, yet if one were to travel back in time and show it to the inhabitants of Arabia in the first century CE, they would not recognize it; for it simply did not exist. It would have beggared belief that a new alphabet from this part of the world would spread to the confines of the earth and become a major vehicle for the dissemination of knowledge over many centuries. Â Eternal Letters includes beautiful examples illustrating some of the calligraphic styles used in Qurâ€™an manuscripts across the Islamic world, from the first century of Islam to the modern period. Undoubtedly highlights of the collection include folios from some of the earliest Qurâ€™ans ever written; rare examples of Qurâ€™anic calligraphy from Islamic Spain; a selection of early Qurâ€™ans in cursive script from Central Asia and important manuscripts from the Mamluk, Safavid and Ottoman empires. Â Six chapters, arranged chronologically, follow the evolution of Islamic calligraphy from its infancy to the present day. Each chapter is accompanied by an introduction presenting the developments in style, technique and the cultural and historical backdrop against which this evolution occurred. Chapter 1 begins with examples of â€˜Hijaziâ€™ and Kufic scripts on parchment from the first centuries of Islam. Chapter 2 explores new styles in Qurâ€™anic calligraphy, the legacy of legendary scribes and some of the earliest Qurâ€™ans on paper. Chapter 3 illustrates the artistic links between the Iranian world and the Eastern Mediterranean after the Mongol invasions. In Chapter 4 attention is turned to North Africa and Al-Andalus, including some of the earliest known Qurâ€™ans from Valencia. Chapter 5 discusses the Timurid influence on the imperial courtly styles of India, Iran and Turkey in the early modern period. Finally, Chapter 6 focuses on the Ottoman tradition of calligraphy, which forms the historic core of the Abdul Rahman Al Owais Collection. Published by Paul Holberton Publishing

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