Arabic the Most Beautiful Script
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Why Is Arabic the Most Beautiful Script?
Each script has its own beauty. It is true that the real beauty lies in the hands of the writer/calligrapher. While I don't know the art of Calligraphy - beauty does interest me a lot.
I think beauty is primarily about symmetry. Now - all scripts have some sort of symmetry. What makes Arabic the most beautiful script in my opinion is the frequency of curves (a curved line is more beautiful than a straight one), and the ability to lengthen/shorten a character.
More on the beauty of Arabic and other scripts later. I am posting a few pages of Arabic script written by me, about a decade earlier - this page created in the first quarter of 2011. There is a small issue - most of the scanned pages come out to be more than 1 MB and not uploading on Squidoo. I shrank one image - the second one - but that reduces the clarity. I'll try and find a way out.
Image From ~ History for Kids.
I think beauty is primarily about symmetry. Now - all scripts have some sort of symmetry. What makes Arabic the most beautiful script in my opinion is the frequency of curves (a curved line is more beautiful than a straight one), and the ability to lengthen/shorten a character.
More on the beauty of Arabic and other scripts later. I am posting a few pages of Arabic script written by me, about a decade earlier - this page created in the first quarter of 2011. There is a small issue - most of the scanned pages come out to be more than 1 MB and not uploading on Squidoo. I shrank one image - the second one - but that reduces the clarity. I'll try and find a way out.
Image From ~ History for Kids.
Contents at a Glance
Is Arabic the Most Beautiful Script?
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Useful Links on Writing
- The Story of How We Got Our Alphabets
- With Dr James Clackson - senior lecturer in Classics at the University of Cambridge - learn about some of the people and places where writing was born.
- Who Invented the Alphabet - The Phoenicians or the Greeks?
- Nice article on the origins of writing.
- History of the Alphabet
- Wikipedia article on the History of the Alphabet.
- List of Inventors of Writing Systems
- Chronological list of individuals who are purported by traditions to have invented Alphabets or other writing systems.
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Your Thoughts - On Beauty in Scripts
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COUNTRYLUTHIER
Feb 5, 2012 @ 8:30 pm | delete
- It is a nicely rhythmical script that is soothing to the eye. I only know of a few scripts so I am not sure which is most beautiful.
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VKumar
Jan 28, 2012 @ 1:20 pm | delete
- Very well observed and presented. Calligraphy reached its peak in Arabian script. Great lens.
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sukkran Dec 7, 2011 @ 5:28 pm | delete
- nice observation. i totally agree with you "each script has its own beauty'.
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LauraSchofield
Apr 25, 2011 @ 2:36 pm | delete
- I also think arabic is the most beautiful script. I'd love to see some more typography examples from this script!
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darciefrench
Apr 12, 2011 @ 3:22 pm | delete
- Wow- I love it. Thanks for adding to Love Sick.
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Jhangora
Apr 12, 2011 @ 3:42 pm | delete
- You are welcome Darcie, thanx a lot for the blessing :)
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Mujjen
Apr 3, 2011 @ 9:00 am | delete
- I think Arabic is beautiful. In fact, some ten years ago I learned how to write it! Now, I have forgotten a lot, but still like it!
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SereneSea Mar 31, 2011 @ 3:18 pm | delete
- The Arabic script looks quite alien to me. However, I agree that each script has its own beauty and requires understanding to appreciate it
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ChrisDay
Mar 31, 2011 @ 1:30 pm | delete
- I fully agree that each has its own beauty, enhanced by the calligrapher. I wish that I could understand Arabic script - may be I have to look into it now. Somehow and perhaps illogically, not understanding it limits my appreciation of its beauty.
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Blog Posts on Arabic Calligraphy
- Sheikha Moza opens Arabic calligraphy exhibition
- Doha: HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), yesterday inaugurated an Arabic calligraphy exhibition titled ?Azf Al Harf? (Tunes by Characters) held on the sidelines of the ...
- Aramis writes new fragrance chapter with Perfume Calligraphy
- Perfume Calligraphy is being launched this month in travel retail at London Heathrow T3 and T5, and in the Middle East. The scent is said to reflect the pairing of two crafts: Arabic Script and modern perfumery. The word perfume is derived from the ...
- Calligraphy: Visitors impressed by detail
- Gulzar Ahmed Butt, one of the artists, said the residents of Faisalabad had always appreciated art, especially Islamic calligraphy. ?It is the third time my work is on display in the town,? he said. Muhammad Siddique, another artist whose paintings ...
- ART. ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY REVEALVED
- Dr Khalid Khreis, curator of the Amman gallery, provided a brief account of the history of Arab calligraphy. The Islamic alphabet evolved, he said, with the birth of Islam in the early seventh century, producing two styles of script ? the naskh ...
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