Order Nr. 136712 TRACES OF THE CALLIGRAPHER: ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY IN PRACTICE, C. 1600-1900. David J. Roxburgh, Mary McWilliams.

TRACES OF THE CALLIGRAPHER: ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY IN PRACTICE, C. 1600-1900.

(Calligraphy).
  • Houston, TX: Museum Fine Arts Houston, (2008).
  • 4to
  • paper wrappers
  • 96 pages

Price: $40.00  other currencies

Order Nr. 136712

First edition. A fine copy. Fully illustrated in color. In Islamic culture, calligraphy has long been considered a quintessential art form. The Qur'an states, "The first thing God created was the pen," and this beautiful writing practice constitutes an expression of piety. Calligraphy not only conveys the ideas of a person but also represents a hallmark of high culture.

Traces of the Calligrapher reconstructs the intimate world of the calligrapher during the early modern period of Islamic culture, bringing together the "tools of the trade" - works in their own right that are rarely exhibited or published - and the exquisite art made with these functional objects in India, Iran, and Turkey.