The Splendor of Islamic Calligraphy Book

	Symbol of civilization	6
	Principles of Arabic writing	10
	Tracing the Origins	13
	Legend and epigraphy	18
	Myths of origin	21
	Tawqif and istillah	28
	Epigraphical confusions	37
	The Proportions of the Line	45
	The alif module	46
	The geometric interplay	49
	Colour	52
	Miniature and arabesque	70
	The pen	74
	Schools and Styles	77
	Typology	78
	Meaning and the written word	90
	Diacritical signs	92
	Kufic and naskhi	96
	Ibn Muqla	100
	Ibn al-Bawwab	116
	Calligraphy and history	120
	Symbolism of the Page	127
	The spell of the face	128
	Jafr, or the science of letters	132
	Futuhat, or isolated letters	139
	The bismillah	142
	The margin	148
	The signature	152
	In the Sight of Allah	163
	A delicate vibration	166
	Ornamentation of buildings	182
	The Architectural Context	189
	Landmarks	192
	Styles	196
	Contemporary Painting	213
	Zenderoudi	219
	Koraishi	224
	Boullata	230
	Notes on the Text	236
	Bibliography	237
	Acknowledgments	239