Islamic Calligraphy
by Safadi, Yasin Hamid
- Used
- Near Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Thames and Hudson, 1978. Paperback. Near Fine. 144 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. "This superbly illustrated book,which includes examples of the work of many of the most famous calligraphers of all time, is the first to allow the reader to follow calligraphy from its origins in pre-Islamic times, through its reform with the invention of the strict rules which make it so disciplined an art and which led to its periods of greatest flowering, right up to the innovations of the" 20th century. -- back cover. In Near Fine Condition: edges slightly rubbed; clean and tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010667
- Title
- Islamic Calligraphy
- Author
- Safadi, Yasin Hamid
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
Terms of Sale
Classic Books and Ephemera
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Classic Books and Ephemera
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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- Tight
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- Fine
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