[1] The calligraphic tradition, initially growing out of the demand for illuminated Qur'ans, was later used to embellish both religious and secular art in the Islamic world, and often appeared in ...

The organisers of the Islamic Arts Biennale have ceased trying to define Islamic art in favour of encouraging full expression ...

Impeccable craftsmanship and numerical attention to detail have long been hallmarks of historical Islamic art, from the calligraphy and border designs on the sacred pages of the Quran to the geometric ...

The exhibit titled "Rhythm and Verses - Persian Calligraphy from the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia" presents 38 single page calligraphies dating from the 16th to the 19th century, along with a rare ...

Examples of Islamic art can be found on objects and in places such as on prayer mats, ornaments and in mosques. Calligraphy is a type of decorative handwriting. There is lots of calligraphy in the ...

The Islamic Arts Festival kicked off at the University of Houston Saturday, bringing a dizzying array of textiles, calligraphy and geometric art to the campus. The festival, located at UH’s ...

Islamic art, especially the arts of Iran and Central Asia, the art and architecture produced under the Mongols, calligraphy and books. Professor Blair teaches about all aspects of Islamic art from the ...

Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) will organize a calligraphic art exhibition “Mehar-e-Qalam ... holy month of Rabi-ul-Awal with an aim to impart the knowledge of Islamic art to the younger ...