{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-arabic-calligraphy-ghani-alani-9780764351730","title":"An Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy","description":"With a photo-rich teaching method that's welcoming to everyone, this introduction helps you use ink and a qalam--a traditional reed pen--to create flowing, timelessly decorative lines of Arabic script. The book begins with the history behind this art that decorates writings and architecture worldwide. Master calligrapher Alani next shows you how to choose the materials and prepare your tools. After a quick introduction to how the Arabic language works, he guides you through exercises to help you successfully write the 28 Arabic letters, join them together, and finally assemble them into phrases. Once you have mastered the basics, explore creating graphic compositions in each of seven major styles (Kufic, Thuluth, Naskh, Persian, Turkish, Riqa, and Maghrebi). Sometimes it takes years to be able to decipher a composition, but meanwhile, you can enjoy its aesthetic beauty. This guide helps beginners, like centuries of people before them, create graceful, meaningful art from words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ghani Alani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0764351737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780764351730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Schiffer Craft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.70w x 0.50d","brand":"Ghani Alani","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045918732543,"sku":"9780764351730","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_591d4e80-6db3-4e17-a798-746209cc8f97.jpg?v=1684981545","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-arabic-calligraphy-ghani-alani-9780764351730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}