Islamic Calligraphy

by Sheila S. Blair

Book Overview

WINNER OF THE BRITISH-KUWAIT FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY PRIZE 2007

'This must be the best book ever written about Islamic Calligraphy. Its author has carefully judged it to meet the demands not only of anyone interested in Arabic writing, but also of specialists. The Judges Panel agreed that this is a work of profound erudition and insight.'

Now available in paperback, this stunning book is an important contribution to a key area of non-western...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748635408
• ISBN13: 9780748635405
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 4.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.4" x 9.5"