Jeli Thuluth
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Jeli Thuluth is a calligraphic variety of Arabic
script. This term was applied to writings in Thuluth
script when the point of the pen employed was at least one centimeter broad. Jeli Thuluth was used in large panels and for inscriptions carved in stone on buildings or tombstones.
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
script. This term was applied to writings in Thuluth
Thuluth
Thuluth is a script variety of Islamic calligraphy invented by the Persian Ibn Muqlah Shirazi, which made its first appearance in the 11th century CE . The straight angular forms of Kufic were replaced in the new script by curved and oblique lines. In Thuluth, one-third of each letter slopes, from...
script when the point of the pen employed was at least one centimeter broad. Jeli Thuluth was used in large panels and for inscriptions carved in stone on buildings or tombstones.
External links
- Hatvesanat.com The biggest source on Islamic Calligraphy Art. Hundreds of artists and thousands of works! (mainly )
- Calligraphy Gallery Jeli thuluth and other fonts