Sunday, January 17, 2010

✏ Arabic Script Lecture

Dian is giving us a lecture about the History of Arabic Scripts/typefaces/styles

Some information:
-Arabic was used way ahead before Islam
-Some Styles:
>Kufi
>Thuluth
>Diwani
>Naskh
>Persian
>Ruqaa

-Kuffic Style (Dry)
-Cursive Style (Moist)
-AlFarahidi did the (Tashkel system)
-Ibn Muklah came up with 3 styles to refine the Arabic Script:
>Nezam al Dairah: Circle
>Nezam al Nuqat: Dots
>Nezam al Tashabuh: Similarities

-1450, gutenberg, printing
Names to Note:
>Nasri Khattar
>Nahib Jaroudi
>Lakhdar Ghazal

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