calligraphy

(noun)

A visual art related to writing; the design and execution of lettering with a broad-tip brush, among other writing instruments.

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(noun)

A visual art related to writing—the design and execution of lettering with a broad tip instrument or brush in one stroke.

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Examples of calligraphy in the following topics:

  • The Islamic Golden Age

    • Calligraphy, an essential aspect of written Arabic, developed in manuscripts and architectural decoration.
    • Typically, though not entirely, Islamic art depicts nature patterns and Arabic calligraphy, rather than figures, because many Muslims feared that the depiction of the human form is idolatry and thereby a sin against God, forbidden in the Quran.
    • Islamic calligraphy is applied on a wide range of decorative mediums other than paper, such as tiles, vessels, carpets, and inscriptions.
    • Coins were another support for calligraphy.

  • The Literati

    • The scholar-officials were schooled in calligraphy and Confucian texts.

  • Art under the Ming Dynasty

    • Many new painting skills and techniques were innovated and developed; calligraphy was much more closely and perfectly combined with the art of painting.

  • Culture Under the Song Dynasty

    • The gentry elite engaged in the arts as accepted pastimes of the cultured scholar-official; these pastimes included painting, composing poetry, and writing calligraphy.

  • The Quran