Perfect Harmony (Calligrapher's Notebooks)

By Ibn 'Arabi

Book Overview

In each of these poems, taken from his long workThe Interpreter of Desire,the Sufi master Ibn 'Arabi (1165?1240) evokes the transcendent experience of spiritual love-provoked by his encounter with a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570629811
• ISBN13: 9781570629815
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Shambhala Publications
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.9" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

"A double letter at the moment of union"

In this magnificent book, word and form achieve a perfect harmony like that of Ibn 'Arabi and his beloved. Ibn 'Arabi's beautiful, many-layered love poetry and Hassan Massoudy's luminous calligraphy are among the most astonishing things I've experienced in a long while. Read this and weep for what is happening now in Najaf, Massoudy's home town.

a treasure

This is a beautiful marriage of word and art, word in art, and divine revelation through intimate encounter with poetry. The calligraphy that meets the word creates a fire bed of understanding within you. At points while reading/experiencing this beautiful book I had to stop, lay down, and close my eyes. Such passion is generated and released within this short work. I love the picture of the calligraphor in the back of the book, very simple and authentic, at work in front of a huge shelf filled with glass jars of paints and colored powders. Thanks to Mr. Massoudy for letting Ibn Al-Arabi swirl through his work in all his rich, vibrant love-drenched wildness! WOW! Get this book! Keep it close!