Writing the word of God : calligraphy and the Qur'an /
"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 earl...
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Houston : New Haven ; London :
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ; distributed by Yale University Press,
c2007
Houston : Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, [2007] |
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