| Descript |
160 pages chiefly color illustrations 26 cm |
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Published with a Subvention Grant, 2017 and a Faculty Research Grant, 2016 from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar |
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Egyptian cities and villages abound with an enormous wealth of 'khatt', or calligraphic script, ranging from casual scrawls and scribbles to elaborately-painted colourful murals. These historical and contemporary versions of urban lettering, varying in surface, medium and technique, adorn mosques, shop-fronts, houses, trucks, boats, schools, tuk-tuks and walls. They are records of human existence, documenting expressions of hope, fears, dreams and anxieties. Featuring beautiful and unique examples of these written expressions, 'Khatt' is an extensive visual documentation of the found typography and calligraphy in Egypt, a calligraphy hub that possesses a rich tradition of education and production in the field. This timely volume records the traditional craftsmanship of hand-painted calligraphy, which is fast disappearing because of the digitization of the Arabic script |
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Kalligrafi
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Gatukonst
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Arabisk konst
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Calligraphy, Arabic.
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Street art.
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Egypt.
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Egypten
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Bildverk
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Pictorial works.
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Illustrated works.
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| Classmark |
745.619927
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| Alt Auth |
Hamdy, Basma
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| Parallel title |
Khaṭṭ |
| ISBN/ISSN |
9780863569012 (hbk.) |
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0863569013 (hbk.) |
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