kufic

He is a great authority on Kufic which he writes.

Kufic was prevalent in manuscripts from the 7th to 10th centuries.

Common varieties include square Kufic, a technique known as banna'i.

Throughout the mosque are calligraphy writings in a very old type of style called Kufic.

At the top of the tower Kufic inscriptions were originally observable.

Kufic developed around the end of the 7th century in Kufa, Iraq, from which it takes its name, and other centres.

It was one of the earliest scripts, along with Mashq and Kufic.

The straight angular forms of Kufic were replaced in the new script by curved and oblique lines.

This symbol represents the name of God, or Allah, in Kufic.

The drum contains panels set with elaborate Kufic separated from the dome itself by a continuous band of thuluth script.

There are also other inscriptions, inscribed with sacred verses, in Kufic and Thuluth scripts.

The floor of the choir has geometric motives and it has been claimed that they represent an ancient Arabic language called Kufic.

On one side there is a bold inscription in raised brick kufic giving the name of the patron and the year in which it was erected.

Names of fifteen of them are in Kufic, ten in Pahlavi, and four i Hebrew.

During that period, its kings minted coins inscribed in Arakanese, Kufic and Bengali.

Kufic is commonly seen on Seljuk coins and monuments and on early Ottoman coins.

Mudejar art was influenced by ancient Arabic scripts, Kufic and Naskhi, which follow repetitive rhythmic patterns.

One example is a Quranic page of North African origin written with gold lettering in the Kufic - it is more than 1,000 years old.

Cursive-only scripts such as Arabic also have different styles, in this case for example Naskh and Kufic, although these often depend on application, area or era.

Carved Kufic and naskhi inscriptions decorated the entire minaret along with alternate bands of stylized ornaments in patterns and muqarnas.

One of the characteristics of the Topkapı Scroll is that it includes Arabic calligraphy called square or geometric Kufic.

Square or geometric Kufic is a very simplified rectangular style of Kufic widely used for tiling.

Examine the Plaited Kufic lettering North to the Sanctuary of Taj Al-Mulk.

Nevertheless he was equally good as a master of other genres like Thuluth, Naskh, Diwani, Riqa and Kufic.

For a long time, the Topkapi manuscript and the Samarkand Kufic Quran were considered the oldest Quran copies in existence.