عنوان

Letters of light

شابک

:9780674971127

شماره

34888

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Letters of light

نام عام مواد

[electronic resources]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

: Arabic script in calligraphy, print, and digital design

نام نخستين پديدآور

\ J.R. Osborn

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

; Massachusetts

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

: Harvard University Press

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

, 2017

نام خاص و کميت اثر

ix, 268 p.

ساير جزييات

:ill.

ابعاد

;25 cm

متن يادداشت

Index

متن يادداشت

Bibliography

متن يادداشت

Arabic script remains one of the most widely employed writing systems in the world, for Arabic and non-Arabic languages alike. Focusing on naskh, the style most commonly used across the Middle East, Letters of Light traces the evolution of Arabic script from its earliest inscriptions to digital fonts, from calligraphy to print and beyond. J.R. Osborn narrates this storied past for historians of the Islamic and Arab worlds, for students of communication and technology, and for contemporary practitioners. The partnership of reed pen and paper during the tenth century inaugurated a golden age of Arabic writing; the shape and proportions of classical calligraphy known as al-khatt al-mansub were formalized, and variations emerged to suit different types of content. The rise of movable type quickly led to European experiments in printing Arabic texts. Ottoman Turkish printers, more sensitive than their European counterparts to the script's nuances, adopted movable type more cautiously. Debates about "reforming" Arabic script for print technology persisted into the twentieth century. Arabic script continues to evolve in the digital age. Programmers have adapted it to the international Unicode standard, greatly facilitating Arabic presence online and in word processing. Tech companies are investing resources to facilitate support of Arabic in their products. Professional designers are bringing about a renaissance in the Arabic script community as they reinterpret classical aesthetics and push new boundaries in digital form.--

موضوع مستند نشده

Arabic language -- Writing -- History

موضوع مستند نشده

Arabic language -- Written Arabic-- History.

موضوع مستند نشده

Communication and technology-- Arab countries

موضوع مستند نشده

خط عربی -- تاریخ

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

شماره رکورد غير از شماره رده بندي

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Osborn, J. R.

کشور

ایران

تاريخ عمليات

20180226064707.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

تاريخ و ساعت مذاکره و دسترسي

9780674971127.pdf

نوع ماده

BL

کد کاربرگه

279177

پیشوند ISBD اعمال شده است

1

تكميل شده

N