The Islamic Art of Calligraphy

The premier form of Islamic Art is calligraphy, which is derived from the French word calligraphie and Greek word kalligraphia, meaning "beautiful handwriting." One of the main reasons that the calligraphy is given a pedestal status in Islam is the Muslim belief that Allah (SWT) used the Arabic language to narrate his divine message to the Prophet Muhammad in the form of Holy Quran. This makes it sacred for Muslims all over the world.Secondly, Islamic...

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Calligraphy - The Beautiful Art

The art of making beautiful and elegant handwriting is called Calligraphy which requires skilled penmanship.The literal meaning of the word calligraphy is beautiful writing. Books were written in calligraphy up until the invention of printing machines. Using quill and ink the handwriting was written onto materials like parchment or vellum. There are three main styles of calligraphy which are prevailing now. Arabic, Chinese – known as oriental style...

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Digital Islamic Calligraphic Models

Calligraphy is the art of beautiful penmanship or handwriting. Calligraphy has been popular in western, Arabic and Chinese / oriental domains. Within Islamic culture, Islamic Calligraphy has usually involved the beautiful penmanship of Quranic verses. Muslims from all over the world have produced Islamic artists that have produced quality Islamic calligraphic works. The following profiles Islamic calligraphic works...

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Picture of Islamic Calligraphy Art

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Islamic Calligraphy Wallpaper

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Islamic Calligraphy Art Design-Animals Calligraphy

Although in my opinion (the author) animal-shaped Islamic calligraphy is a classic design calligraphy, calligraphy art form but was still interested in animals. Among them there are in the form of tigers, birds, elephants, horses, and fish. Here are examples of calligraphy animals ever published on the intern...

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Arabic Calligraphy Picture

In a previous post someone well spoted that I was playing with "Arabic" numbers, which are in fact Indian numbers (the circle means 5 and the dots are zeros.) It's the Westeners who use Arabic numbers such as: 1,2,3. I'm fascinated by the look of the Arabic script. It's out of this world. If Spielberg would have invented a writing for a new planet it may have been similar in looks to the Arabic script. I think Arabic calligraphy is a form of art...

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Unique Italic Calligraphy

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Modern Calligraphy Letterpress Wedding Invitation

With the Modern Calligraphy letterpress wedding invitation, we had to ask ourselves: is modern calligraphy an oxymoron? Or is it brilliant? Beautiful? Head-turning? Perfect? You can guess which side we're on. Available in five jaw-dropping styles. In addition to letterpress invitations, this design has available reply cards, reply postcards, direction cards, reception cards, letterpress thank you cards, letterpress wedding programs, invitation envelopes,...

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Style of Japanese Calligraphy

Kaisho Kaisho literally means “correct writing”. In other words, this is the style in which each of the strokes is made in a deliberate and clear way, creating a form that is very similar to the printed version of the character that one might see in a newspaper.This is the form that students of calligraphy study first, since it is close to the everyday written characters they are already familiar with, but at the same time it gives them the opportunity...

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Beauttyful Arabic Calligraphy

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Arabic Calligraphy Islamic

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Some Tools For Making Calligraphy

This is illuminated manuscript from ArabiaThis is a calligraphy pen from Italy. This is a close-up on a calligraphy pen tipQuills,(calligraphy pens or ink pens made with a feather), are used for looks, or if you just happen to have a feather. This particular pen has a lead tip, so it isn't a feather by itselfThese are fountain pens: calligraphy pens with ink cartridgesCalligraphy isn't just plain words, it is structured, and takes patience and...

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