Publication d’ouvrage : Eternel Letters. Qur’an Manuscripts from the Abdul Rahman Al Owais Collection, A. El Khiari, A. George, A. Butler-Wheelhouse, 2025.
Eternal Letters: Qur’an Manuscripts from the Abdul Rahman Al Owais Collection by Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse, Aïda El Khiari, Alain George and Romain Pingannaud (2025)
Showcasing thirteen hundred years of Qur’anic calligraphy, this lavishly illustrated catalogue presents 80 Qur’ans and Qur’an folios from a prominent private collection. For the specialist connoisseur and those new to the field of Islamic calligraphy alike, this publication presents a fresh perspective on this essential area of Islamic Art.
Six chapters, arranged chronologically, follow the evolution of Islamic calligraphy from its infancy to the present day. Each chapter is accompanied by an introduction presenting the developments in style, technique and the cultural and historical backdrop against which this evolution occurred. Chapter 1 begins with examples of ‘Hijazi’ and Kufic scripts on parchment from the first centuries of Islam. Chapter 2 explores new styles in Qur’anic calligraphy, the legacy of legendary scribes and some of the earliest Qur’ans on paper. Chapter 3 illustrates the artistic links between the Iranian world and the Eastern Mediterranean after the Mongol invasions. In Chapter 4 attention is turned to North Africa and Al-Andalus, including some of the earliest known Qur’ans from Valencia. Chapter 5 discusses the Timurid influence on the imperial courtly styles of India, Iran and Turkey in the early modern period. Finally, Chapter 6 focuses on the Ottoman tradition of calligraphy, which forms the historic core of the Abdul Rahman Al Owais Collection.
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Nour Dahmani (29 janvier 2025). Publication d’ouvrage : Eternel Letters. Qur’an Manuscripts from the Abdul Rahman Al Owais Collection, A. El Khiari, A. George, A. Butler-Wheelhouse, 2025. Diwan. Consulté le 10 octobre 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/136d5
