This is understood as a prohibition of using animal and human forms in texts, textiles and architecture. Islamic calligraphy and illustrated manuscripts have been highly prized for millennia. The ...

The manuscript had been forgotten in the library, part of a collection acquired by Dutch Orientalist and mathematician Jacob ...

“The artist who, in the shadow of the throne of His Majesty, has become a master of calligraphy is Muhammad Husain of Kashmir ...

"The calligraphy in some of these manuscripts ... It is luxuriously illustrated with ancient maps, images, and extracts from Arabic, Turkish and Persian manuscripts. Besides accounts and analyses ...

This great era in Islamic history is known as The Abbasid Dynasty ... It shows how Arabic calligraphy and geometric tilework were used for decoration.

A collection of rare Islamic calligraphy is on display at the Sharjah ... resulting in some of the greatest achievements in the history of Islamic art." The selected works are drawn from the ...

Federal Minister for Privatization and Communications Abdul Aleem Khan says holding exhibitions of Islamic calligraphy and artifacts will help younger generation understand their great heritage. He ...

AlUla Arts Festival, in collaboration with Khawla Art and Culture, is organizing Al Khatt event from January 16 to February 22, to highlight the rich cultural heritage of Arabic calligraphy. The event ...