Writing the word of God : calligraphy and the Qur'an / David J. Roxburgh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roxburgh, David J., author.

Contributor:

Asia Society, host institution.

Harvard University. Art Museums, organizer.

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, organizer, host institution, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic calligraphy--Exhibitions.

Islamic calligraphy.

Islamic calligraphy--History.

Illustration of books.

Qurʼan--Illustrations--Exhibitions.

Qurʼan.

Qurʼan--Illustrations.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

History.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 55 pages) : 23 color illustrations

Other Title:

Writing the word of God : calligraphy and the Koran

Place of Publication:

Houston : Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, [2007]

Summary:

"This book demonstrates the breadth and beauty of Islamic calligraphy across centuries and continents, as seen in rare early folios of the Qur'an. Noted scholar David J. Roxburgh begins by discussing the Qur'an.... He then analyzes Kufic script, the preeminent vehicle for writing early manuscripts of the Qur'an; reforms of calligraphy in the 10th century; and the great master Islamic calligraphers, in particular Yaqut al-Musta'simi"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

The Qurʼan

The Kufic Script

Reforms in Calligraphy and the Persistence of Tradition

The Legacy of Yaqut al-Mustaʿsimi.

Notes:

Description based on print record and online resource (A&AePortal, viewed on July 1, 2019).

Published to coincide with the exhibitions Traces of the Calligrapher: Islamic Calligraphy in Practice, c. 1600-1900 and Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qurʼan, organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Harvard University Art Museums and presented at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 27, 2007-February 2, 2008, and at the Asia Society, October 6, 2008-February 1, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780300247978

0300247974

OCLC:

609352339