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Author:   Sir Mark Allen ,  Nassar Mansour
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.867kg
ISBN:  

9781848854390

ISBN 10:   1848854390
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   13 July 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Dedication Introduction by Mark Allen List of Illustrations Abbreviations Acknowledgement The Arabic Alphabet Forward Technical Terms PART ONE: THE HISTORICAL STUDY Introduction CHAPTER ONE The Seven Scripts Mu'annaq: the Missing Script The Remaining Six Scripts Muhaqqaq: Term and Significance The Development of Muhaqqaq as an Independent Script CHAPTER TWO Muhaqqaq in the Hands of Ibn al-Bawwab and Yaqut al-Musta'simi The Role of Ibn al-Bawwab in the Development of Muhaqqaq The Role of Ibn al-Bawwab in the Major Scripts Ibn al- Bawwab and Muhaqqaq A Study of the Individual Letters of Muhaqqaq in the Diwan The Role of Yaqut al-Musta'simi in Muhaqqaq Yaqut and the Major Scripts Yaqut's Disciples Yaqut's Technique in Muhaqqaq CHAPTER THREE Muhaqqaq as Mushaf Script The Flourishing of ibn al-Bawwab's School in Muhaqqaq The Flourishing of Yaqut's School in Muhaqqaq Muhaqqaq in Architecture - Monumental Inscriptions CHAPTER FOUR The Artistic Features of Muhaqqaq The General Features of Muhaqqaq The Muhaqqaq Pen Distinguisshing between Scripts - Difficulties and Confusions CHAPTER FIVE Qarahisari: Life and Influence on the Development of Muhaqqaq and the Ottoman School The Ottomans Abandon Muhaqqaq Reasons for Choosing the Mushaf of Qarahisari The Story of the Mushaf Description of the Mushaf Conclusion Glossary of the Arabic Terms Bibliography PART TWO: THE ARTISTIC APPLICATIONS PROJECT ONE: The Muhaqqaq Copybook Introduction A Historical Background Training as a Calligrapher Muhaqqaq Copybook Technical Terms Study of the Alphabet The Art Work of the Muhaqqaq Copybook (al-Mashq) PROJECT TWO: Muhaqqaq Panels A Historical Background The Presentation of the Muhaqqaq Panels PROJECT THREE: Muhaqqaq in Architecture Inscriptions for the Mausoleum of the Martyrs of the Arab Army-Jordan The Story of the Project The Implementation Details from the Ink Work Section from the Edited Work Images of the Finished Work

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'Nassar Mansour's book provides a rare opportunity to look at Arabic calligraphy from the inside through the eyes of a contemporary practitioner. It gives an engaging insight into his intellectual background and working practices, and it documents his successful attempt to revive a particularly impressive style of calligraphy.' - Tim Stanley, Senior Curator, Middle East Asian Department Victoria and Albert Museum, London; 'I've read Nassar's text with pleasure and interest and illumination: before starting it, I couldn't have defined muhaqqaq to save my life. I also think it casts light on its peculiar suitability as a Qur'anic script. I've often been exercised by the difficulty of writing about calligraphy and inscriptions in general, not merely Islamic but Western too: the vocabulary is poor; there are insufficient technical terms; and lack of professional expertise tends to blind one to the most obvious points. Nassar is a practitioner, which gives him a head start, and his lucid exposition and mastery of the Islamic calligraphic tradition make his study of muhaqqaq a real contribution to an under-studied subject in the West.' - Michael Rogers, The Honorary Curator of the Khalili Collection, London; 'Based on a wide range of original sources, this book traces the history of muhaqqaq, the most illustrious of Arabic script styles, from its beginnings to its apogee at the height of the Ottoman Empire. The presentation is enriched by the author's own experience as an eminent calligrapher in whose work this ancient style has come to new fruition. As the combined fruit of scholarship and expert craftsmanship, this book is a rarity among its kind.' - Dr. Stefan Sperl, School of Oriental and African Studies, London

Author Information

Nassar Mansour is one of the most accomplished calligraphers in the Arab World today. He trained in Istanbul under the eminent calligrapher Hasan Celebi and, between 1977 and 1999, he was responsible for calligraphy and ornamentation in the restoration of the twelfth-century pulpit (mimbar)of Saladin at the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem after it was destroyed in 1969. He completed his PhD, on which this book is based, in 2007. He has participated in numberous calligraphy workshops and exhibitions in the Middle East, Europe, India, Malaysia and Japan and his work is represented at the British Museum. Mansour lives in Jordan, where he teaches at the Institute of Traditional Islamic Arts and Al Baqa Applied University. Sir Mark Allen is an Arabist who, during an extensive diplomatic career in the Middle East, acquired an intimate knowledge of, and affection for, the culture of the region.

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