Arabic Calligraphy: Naskh Script for Beginners - Softcover

JA'FAR MUSTAFA

 
9780714114996: Arabic Calligraphy: Naskh Script for Beginners

Synopsis

The first stroke-by-stroke guide ever produced for learning to write Naskh, one of the six major cursive Arabic scripts.

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About the Author

Mustafa Ja'far is an Iraqi-British artist and graphic designer. His interest in Arabic calligraphy began when he studied the subject under the eminent Iraqi master calligrapher Hashim Muhammad al-Khattat al-Baghdadi between 1969 and 1971. He also studied painting and design in Baghdad and Rome and worked as an Art Director in the Gulf region between 1978 and 1990. He has conducted numerous. Arabic calligraphy workshops and demonstrations at The British Museum and many other museums and cultural institutions around the UK.

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