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Library of Congress Global Gateway: Selections of Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman C
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globalsc-@cox.net
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Jun 14, 2006 12:09 PDT
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The African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress is
pleased to annouce the release of a new Web presentation: " Selections of
Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Calligraphy," now available at
http://international.loc.gov/intldl/apochtml/apochome.html
During the late 1920s, early 1930s, and 1990s the Library of Congress
acquired a large collection of Arabic script calligraphy sheets. Almost all
of the Library's calligraphy sheets came by way of Mr. Kirkor Minassian of
New York and Paris. The remaining sheets were acquired by the Library's
Field Office in Islamabad, Pakistan, with permission from the Pakistani
government.
Calligraphy was a skill to be mastered, and it was used to express religious
sentiment and many other aspects of personal and cultural life.
Calligraphic art developed gradually over the centuries, and has been the
subject of numerous studies analyzing its role in the faith, culture, and
art of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish speaking lands.
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