Arab Hurufiya: Art and Identity is a book, which recollects the history of a modern art movement in the Arab world, called Hurufiya . Re-inventing 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 14th century, and peaking again in mid-twentieth century. This movement fuses the traditional and the contemporary, the letter and the sign, in a way that the letter is perceived as an artistic form and does t require to be read or decrypted. Written by Dr. Charbel Dagher in 1991, this is the first time that these texts are published in English, and are accessible to a n-Arabic speaking audience.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Skira
ISBN-10
8857231518
ISBN-13
9788857231518
eBay Product ID (ePID)
224533219
Product Key Features
Author
Samir Mahmoud, Charbel Dagher
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Fine Arts / Art History
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Weight
910g
Height
278mm
Width
240mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Milan
Spine
13mm
Content Note
100 Colour Illustrations
Author Biography
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.