This exhibition Islamic Calligraphy in Practice and its companion exhibition,Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an, explore Islamic art’s quintessential art form: calligraphy. In the ...

Mohamed Zakariya sat perched at a long table, his head bent over a small piece of paper. As admirers peered over his shoulder, he grasped his handmade pen and slowly produced the rounded, flowing ...

Introduction: Axes -- Part I. A History of Mirror Writing: 1. Perspectives : Previous Scholarship on Mirror Writing -- 2. Foundations : The Practice of Mirror Writing -- 3. Orientations : Reversed and ...

Chinese calligraphy has been a popular art form for centuries, particularly during the Spring Festival, or Lunar New Year. It is said that writing calligraphy at the beginning of the year brings good ...

More than 20 former professors, alumni and teachers of Shaanxi Normal University write admission letters with Chinese writing brush to the university's freshmen in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi ...

People often ask Dani Kreeft if stationery is going the way of the fax. But she says it has only become more meaningful in a world of Facebook invites, emails and Snapchat.

Explore various elegant and artistic ways to write the letter "J" in different calligraphy styles, from bold and modern to intricate and classic. See how each stroke and flourish brings a unique ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS – Modern brush calligraphy is a ...

Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout the world, but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In ...