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Khatt

Khatt: Egypt’s Calligraphic Landscape

بسمة حمدي (مؤلف/مؤلفة)

نهى زايد (مؤلف/مؤلفة)

الروايات والكتب المصورة، الكومكس، المانجا

Calligraphy

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Egyptian cities and villages abound with an enormous wealth of khatt, or calligraphic script, ranging from casual scrawls and scribbles to elaborately-painted colourful murals. These historical and contemporary versions of urban lettering, varying in surface, medium and technique, adorn mosques, shop-fronts, houses, trucks, boats, schools, tuk tuks and walls. They are records of human existence, documenting expressions of hope, fears, dreams and anxieties.Featuring beautiful and unique examples of these written expressions, Khatt is an extensive visual documentation of the found typography and calligraphy in Egypt, a calligraphy hub that possesses a rich tradition of education and production in the field. This timely volume records the traditional...
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