Thanks to our collaboration with Roseberys London auction house, a Qur'anic folio in kufic script, stolen from the Qarawiyyin library decades ago, has been withdrawn from the auction. A first battle won against those who steal, damage and disperse Moroccan manuscript heritage!
• 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐒𝐄 • FOR THE LAST TIME IT'S NOT CORPORATE MINIMALISM IT'S CALLED SQUARE KUFIC IT'S ALMOST 1000 YEARS OLD
#DIDYOUKNOW an early form of orientalism was a script called 'pseudo-kufic', an approximation by middle age / renaissance artists of arabic calligraphy. it's in the details of all of these paintings
Louvre Abu Dhabi Beautiful manuscript. Do not know theme. Have a nice day.
Kufic script, 8th or 9th (Surah 48: 27-28) Qur’an.
If you are interested in learning how to write Eastern Kufic script, the talented Joumana Medlej is teaching a small group this June in London: twitter.com/joumajnouna/st…
Marijn van Putten Marijn van Putten
As can be seen we are dealing with
A Kufic madinian isnad هشام عن عروة
A basrian madinian isnad ابو جعفر عن الربيع عن ابي العالية
A Kufic isnad السدي عن عبد خير عن علي