Teach Yourself Arabic Calligraphy: Five Scripts
Mahdi al-Sayyid Mahmud
Clear visual guide to the five classical Arabic scripts (Naskh, Ruqah, Farsi, Thuluth and Diwani), with letter proportions and stroke order.
Loading the book...
Keep reading
-
Next in this topic
Qawaid al-Khatt al-Arabi (Arabic Calligraphy Rules)Historical manual of Arabic calligraphy rules by al-Khattat, a reference for the classical scripts taught at Baghdad calligraphy institute.
Verified PDF · Secure download - A Brief History of Calligraphy
Compact historical overview of calligraphy across cultures, tracing the evolution of scripts, masters and tools from antiquity to today.
Verified PDF · Secure download - Penmanship of the XVI, XVII and XVIIIth Centuries
Lewis F. Day anthology of engraved exemplars from English and European writing books across three centuries of handwriting.
Verified PDF · Secure download - Scottish Handwriting in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Concise guide to reading the letter forms, abbreviations and punctuation of eighteenth and nineteenth century Scottish documents.
Verified PDF · Secure download - The History of Cursive Handwriting in the United States
Walkthrough of American cursive systems from Copperplate and Spencerian to Palmer and D Nealian, covering each period tools and teaching.
Verified PDF · Secure download
