Arabic calligraphy

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Islamic art calligraphy visual art

Arabic calligraphy is a revered artistic tradition that transforms the Arabic script into intricate visual art, deeply intertwined with Islamic culture, literature, and architecture across the Arab world.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Islamic calligraphy	2
Ottoman calligraphy	1
Ottoman court calligraphers	1

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic art ⓘ calligraphy ⓘ visual art ⓘ
aestheticPrinciple	geometric construction of letters ⓘ harmony of line and space ⓘ proportional system of letters ⓘ rhythmic repetition of forms ⓘ
associatedWithCulture	Arab culture ⓘ Islamic world ⓘ surface form: Islamic civilization
associatedWithReligion	Islam ⓘ
culturalRole	identity symbol in the Arab world ⓘ medium for transmitting religious texts ⓘ prestigious scholarly art ⓘ
developedFrom	early Arabic script ⓘ
flourishedInCentury	10th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ
function	devotional expression ⓘ ornamentation ⓘ textual legibility ⓘ
hasStyle	Diwani ⓘ Kufic script ⓘ surface form: Kufic Maghribi script ⓘ Muhaqqaq ⓘ Naskh script ⓘ surface form: Naskh Nastaʿlīq ⓘ Ruqʿah ⓘ Thuluth script ⓘ surface form: Thuluth
historicalDevelopmentPeriod	early Islamic period ⓘ
historicalOriginRegion	Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
importantCenter	Baghdad ⓘ Cairo ⓘ Cordoba (historical) ⓘ surface form: Cordoba Damascus ⓘ Fez ⓘ Istanbul ⓘ
influenced	Islamic architectural decoration ⓘ Ottoman calligraphy ⓘ Persian calligraphy ⓘ modern Arabic typography ⓘ
influencedBy	Quranic prohibition of figural imagery in religious contexts ⓘ
primaryLanguageContext	Arabic language ⓘ
relatedArtForm	Islamic geometric patterns ⓘ calligraffiti ⓘ illumination (tazhib) ⓘ
requiresSkill	control of line thickness ⓘ knowledge of script proportions ⓘ mastery of pen angle ⓘ
taughtIn	Islamic art institutes ⓘ contemporary art academies ⓘ traditional calligraphy schools ⓘ
tool	bamboo pen ⓘ brush ⓘ ink ⓘ paper ⓘ parchment ⓘ reed pen ⓘ
usedFor	Quranic verses ⓘ architectural decoration ⓘ ceramic decoration ⓘ coin inscriptions ⓘ contemporary graphic design ⓘ manuscript illumination ⓘ religious inscriptions ⓘ textile decoration ⓘ
usesAlphabet	Arabic alphabet ⓘ
writing system art form	Arabic script ⓘ
writingDirection	right-to-left ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arabs → UNESCOCulturalHeritage → Arabic calligraphy ⓘ

Ottoman culture → hasArtForm → Arabic calligraphy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ottoman calligraphy

Islamic world → hasCulturalContribution → Arabic calligraphy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Islamic calligraphy

Arab world → hasCulturalHeritage → Arabic calligraphy ⓘ

Diwani script → usedBy → Arabic calligraphy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ottoman court calligraphers

Muhaqqaq script → usedIn → Arabic calligraphy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Islamic calligraphy