The history of a modern art movement in the Arab world called Hurufiya. Reinventing calligraphy and focusing on the formal elements of the Arabic letter, it is one of the most significant art movements that took place in the Arab world beginning in the fourteenth century and peaked again in the mid-twentieth century.
Charbel Dagher is a professor at the University of Balamand, Koura, Lebanon, and has been an active and prominent voice on the Arab cultural scene.
FORMAT: Pbk, 9.75 x 11.5 in. / 144 pgs / 100 illustrations. LIST PRICE: U.S. $45.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $57.5 ISBN: 9788857231518 PUBLISHER: Skira AVAILABLE: 1/3/2017 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA
The history of a modern art movement in the Arab world called Hurufiya. Reinventing calligraphy and focusing on the formal elements of the Arabic letter, it is one of the most significant art movements that took place in the Arab world beginning in the fourteenth century and peaked again in the mid-twentieth century.
Charbel Dagher is a professor at the University of Balamand, Koura, Lebanon, and has been an active and prominent voice on the Arab cultural scene.
