Calligraphy Tutorial: Historical comment
Hi, I do not agree with the text on "History and styles" on https://inkscape.org/doc/tutorials/calligraphy/tutorial-calligraphy.html. Traditionally, Arabic, Persian and other languages using the arabic script are not written with a brush, but with a reed (kalamos in greek, qalam in arabic), even mentioned in the Quran. The oblique cut of the nib of the qalam is closely related to the effect of the calligraphy tool available in inkscape. I recommend George, Alain Fouad. 2010. The Rise of Arabic Calligraphy. London: Saqi, (illustration on p. 49) and d’Ottone Rambach, Arianna. 2019. From Monte Cassino abbey to St Catherine’s monastery on mount Sinai, and back: the journey of a monk and the encounter of graphic cultures. In: Les mobilités monastiques en Orient et en Occident de l’Antiquité tardive au Moyen Âge (IVe-XVe siècle), hg. von Olivier Delouis, Maria Mossakovska-Gaubert, und Annick Peters-Custot, 391–408. Publications de l’École française de Rome. I do not want to be hairsplitting, but this paragraph makes my toenails roll up. By the way Fioretti, Paolo und Guglielmo Cavallo. 2014. Chiaroscuro. Oltre l’angolo di scrittura (secoli I A.C. - VI D.C.). Scripta. An International Journal of Codicology and Palaeography 7: 29–64. argues that the chiaroscuro effect is first attested by wall paintings executed by a flat brush. Best regards, Leonora
-- lic. phil. Leonora Sonego Projektmitarbeiterin "Arabic Papyrology Database" Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Institut für den Nahen und Mittleren Osten Veterinärstr. 1, Zi. 219 D-80539 München Telefon: 0049-89-2180-3714 E-Mail: e.sonego@lmu.de