The Art of Calligraphy: Faiza Bayou’s Eternity Series : The elegantly rich art of calligraphy has its place in the Arabic and/ Islamic culture. As stated by historians, the art of calligraphy, including its trade, was born in the was born in the first Islamic century. Thus, the “ concept of calligraphic correctness —that is, legibility and repeatability—began to emerge among the scribes (katibs). This can be observed in probable first century Koranic texts and the papyrus texts of correspondence between early Muslims.” According to historical accounts, as religious, social, and political events shaped the development of the art, during the years of Abbasid Caliphate, the art of Calligraphy took center stage in Baghdad –a “great fermenting yeast-bowl of Islamic calligraphy”. The city of Baghdad “saw the consolidation of the art of calligraphy as a fine art (in the classical sense) and the rise of the great founding teachers and their followers.” During antiquity, generally s...
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