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Istanbul, not Constantinople

A treasure trove of Islamic Calligraphy links today, courtesy of Mediareport over at Metafilter.

Posted by Joshua Lurie-Terrell | July 26, 2002 | LINK

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There's nothing like Arabic, dude. Nothing.

Glory be to such multifarious beauty.

hhp

 Hrant | Jul 26, 2002 12:25 PM

It's gorgeous, isn't it? The Jali Thuluth style is especially wonderful. In terms of contemporary work, Mamoun Sakkal, a calligrapher and professor at the University of Washington, does really great work too.

 jlt | Jul 26, 2002 12:48 PM

BTW, it seems twisted, but to me the less legible Arabic decoration is, the more impressive it is. To know that it says something (probably important too), but you can't decipher it, even though you have the potential to read it (assuming you read Arabic)... now that's special.

hhp

 Hrant | Jul 26, 2002 12:53 PM

To know that it says something (probably important too), but you can't decipher it, even though you have the potential to read it (assuming you read Arabic)... now that's special.

just like all of the subway graffiti here!

okay, maybe not JUST like it, but still very nice.

 mr. schwartz | Jul 26, 2002 02:01 PM

ArabicCalligraphy.com made my day. Amazing.

 kevin jones | Aug 2, 2002 09:42 AM


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