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Silent music : a story of Baghdad / by Rumford, James,1948-(CARDINAL)525088;
As bombs and missiles fall on Baghdad in 2003, a young boy uses the art of calligraphy to distance himself from the horror of war.AD830LAccelerated Reader ARA Junior Library Guild selection
Subjects: Novels.; Calligraphy, Arabic; Iraq War, 2003-2011;
Available copies: 15 / Total copies: 16
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Silent Music / by Rumford, James,1948-(CARDINAL)525088;
AD830LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; .The Charlotte Zolotow Award.; Calligraphy, Arabic; Iraq War, 2003-2011;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Word into art : artists of the modern Middle East / by Porter, Venetia.(CARDINAL)280450; Caussé, Isabelle.(CARDINAL)280449; British Museum.(CARDINAL)146015;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-144).
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Art; Art, Arab; Art, Middle Eastern; Art, Middle Eastern; Arabic language; Calligraphy, Arabic;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Learn world calligraphy : discover african, arabic, chinese, ethiopic, greek, hebrew, indian, japanese, korean, mongolian, russian, thai, tibetan calligraphy, and beyond / by Shepherd, Margaret.;
Calligraphy everywhere -- Arican calligraphy -- Arabic for English speakers -- Runes and Celtic calligraphy -- Chinese calligraphy -- Ethiopic calligraphy -- Greek calligraphy -- Hebrew calligraphy -- Indian calligraphy -- Korean calligraphy -- Russian calligraphy -- Otherworldly calligraphy.
Subjects: Calligraphy;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Arabic for beginners / by Risha, Sarah,author.;
Arabic for Beginners is an ideal introductory textbook--quickly teaching you everything you need to get started learning this beautiful language. Spoken by over 400 million people, Arabic is the world's 5th most spoken language. This book teaches language students Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), which is understood by all native Arabic speakers. Though spoken dialects vary widely by region, MSA is taught at schools throughout all Arab countries and is the prominent language of TV, print media, advertisements, signs and more.Why learn Arabic? -- The Arabic language, alphabet and writing system -- Arabic culture -- The classroom -- Arab hospitality -- Tea and Arabic coffee -- Social life and visits -- Arabic calligraphy -- The Arab family -- Family relations and children -- Arabic dress -- Who is an Arab? -- Relations between the sexes -- The effect of Islam on Arab culture -- Sports in the Arab world -- Arab women -- Marriage in the Arab world -- Arabic proverbs -- The term "Middle East" -- Holidays and celebrations -- Review -- Answer key -- English-Arabic dictionary -- Arabic-English dictionary.
Subjects: Programmed instructional materials.; Textbooks.; Arabic language; Arabic language;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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The illustrator's notebook / by Ellabbad, Mohieddine,1940-(CARDINAL)550872;
Intended by Mohieddine Ellabbad as a way to explore different ways of seeing things through illustration, learn about how Arabic writing is an integral part of the image in the Arabic pictorial tradition. Reads right-to-left as the original Egyptian version, and includes all of the original Arabic calligraphy, with English translations in the margins.2-4.990LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader/Renaissance LearningA Junior Library Guild selection.
Subjects: Biographies.; Notebooks.; Ellabbad, Mohieddine, 1940-; Ellabbad, Mohieddine, 1940-; Ellabbad, Mohieddine, 1940-; Illustrators; Illustrators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The complete guide to calligraphy : master scripts of the West and East, step-by-step with 45 projects / by Cleminson, R. M.(CARDINAL)685293;
Subjects: Calligraphy; Calligraphie;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The art of written forms; the theory and practice of calligraphy / by Anderson, Donald M.(CARDINAL)205709;
"Notes and bibliography": pages 329-344.Signs and meaning -- The alphabet to Rome -- Missionary and monastery -- Writing in the late Middle Ages -- Renaissance and change -- Writing masters : brilliance and decline -- The heritage of Gutenberg, Jenson, and Griffo -- Morris, Dada, and Bauhaus -- Calligraphy in revival -- Graphic design and the alphabet -- Structure -- Laboratory experience -- Greek calligraphy -- Aramaic : Syriac, Arabic, and Hebrew -- Aramaic moves east -- Chinese calligraphy.ART OF WRITTEN FORMS is the first book since the early years of the twentieth century to treat in one comprehensive volume both the historical and practical aspects of letters and writing systems. Drawing together information and illustrations from historic texts and modern research, much of it rate and inaccessible, the book surveys the history, theory, materials, and techniques of calligraphy, typography, and constructed letters.
Subjects: Calligraphy.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Arts & crafts of the Islamic lands : principles, materials, practice : 1,000+ illustrations in color and black and white / by Azzam, Khaled,editor.(CARDINAL)419364;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-275) and index.Introduction to geometry / Keith Critchlow -- Order in nature / Paul Marchant -- Proportion / Paul Marchant -- Shapes, grids and patterns / Paul Marchant and Jonathan Horning -- Introduction to Islimi / Adam Williamson -- Introduction to Arabic calligraphy / Nassar Mansour -- Traditional pigments / David Cranswick -- Gesso panels / Adam Williamson -- Gilding / Mark Mills -- Brush and wasli paper for Mughal and Persian miniature painting / Fatima Zahra Hassan -- Kufic calligraphy / Nassar Mansour -- Plaster carving / Mamdouh Sakr -- Mughal and Persian miniature painting / Fatima Zahra Hassan -- Parquetry / Tom Bree -- Ceramic plates / Simon Trethewey -- Ceramic tiles / Jonathan Horning -- Mosaic / David Feuerstein -- Glassmaking / Martin Birk Moller.Based on decades of research and expertise, and written by tutors at The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, one of the world's leading schools for the study of the traditional crafts of the East and West, this book provides unparalleled access to a glorious range of techniques, methods, materials and skills. The first chapter explores the fundamental principles of Islamic arts and crafts: geometry, islimi and calligraphy. The second introduces widely used materials and tools, while the third provides illustrated step-by-step guides to the crafting of artefacts and artworks, including Kufic calligraphy, plaster carving, miniature painting, parquetry, ceramics, mosaics and glassblowing. The history and significance of the techniques and materials used are also explained, accompanied by numerous illustrations of masterworks found throughout the Islamic world.
Subjects: Islam and art.; Islamic art.; Handicraft;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The world encyclopedia of calligraphy : the ultimate compendium on the art of fine writing : history, craft, technique / by Calderhead, Christopher.(CARDINAL)547300; Calderhead, Christopher.(CARDINAL)547300; Cohen, Holly.(CARDINAL)397169;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-293) and index.Introduction -- The edged pen -- The Roman alphabet -- Greek and Cyrillic -- Hebrew -- Arabic -- Indian origins -- Tibet -- The East Asian brush -- Chinese -- Japanese -- Korean -- The smaller national traditions.Library JournalLibrary Journal, January 2012Presents a short history of calligraphy and its tools, with illustrated examples and step-by-step instructions for calligraphy styles from around the world.AdultAdult
Subjects: Dictionaries.; Calligraphy;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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