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Calligraphy and Architecture in the Muslim World edited by Mohammad Gharipour and İrvin Cemil Schick - Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2013 - xii, 532 p. ill. (chiefly col.) 30 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction; Part A: Sites; 1. Inscribing the Square: The Inscriptions on the Maidan-i Shah in Isfahan, Speaking Architecture: Poetry and Aesthetics in the Alhambra Palace, The Arabic Calligraphy on the Ceiling of the Twelfth-Century Cappella Palatina in Palermo, Sicily: Function and Identity, Wall-Less Walls: The Calligraphy at the Hadzi Sinanova Tekija in Sarajevo, Survey -- The Qur'anic Inscriptions Monument From Jam, Afghanistan, Multi-Sensorial Messages of the Divine and the Personal: Qur'an Inscriptions and Recitation in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Mosques in Istanbul, The Revival of Kufi Script During the Reign of Sultan Abdulhamid II, Calligraphy in Chinese Mosques: At the Intersection of Arabic and Chinese Calligraphy, Reading Qajar Epigraphs: Case Studies from Shiraz and Isfahan, 'The Pen Has Extolled Her Virtues': Gender and Power within the Visual Legacy of Shajar al-Durr in Cairo, Sovereign Epigraphy in Location: Politics, Devotion and Legitimisation around the Qusb Minar, Delhi, Archival Evidence on the Commissioning of Architectural Calligraphy in the Ottoman Empire, On the Renewal of the Calligraphy at the Mosque of the Prophet (al-Masjid al-Nabawi) under the Reign of Sultan Abdulmecid, Fasimid Kufi Epigraphy on the Gates of Cairo: Between Royal Patronage and Civil Utility, An Art Ambassador: The Inscriptions of 'Ali Reza' Abbasi, Mustafa Rakim Efendi's Architectural Calligraphy, Yesarizade Mustafa Izzet Efendi and his Contributions to Ottoman Architectural Calligraphy, The Visual Interpretation of Nasta'liq in Architecture: Mirza Gholam Reza's Monumental Inscriptions for the Sepahsalar Mosque in Tehran, Ma'qili Inscriptions on the Great Mosque of Mardin: Stylistic and Epigraphic Contexts, The Composition of Kufi Inscriptions in Transitional and Early-Islamic Architecture of North Khurasan, Space and Calligraphy in the Chinese Mosque, Medium and Message in the Monumental Epigraphy of Medieval Cairo, Allegiance, Praise and Space: Monumental Inscriptions in Thirteenth-Century Anatolia as Architectural Guides, Symmetrical Compositions in Pre-Ottoman and Ottoman Architectural Inscriptions in Asia Minor, Writing Less, Saying More: Calligraphy and Modernisation in the Last Ottoman Century, The Absence and Emergence of Calligraphy in Najd: Calligraphy as a Modernist Component of Architecture in Riyadh, Cairo to Canton and Back: Tradition in the Islamic Vernacular, Sheila S. Blair; 2. Jose Miguel Puerta Vilchez; 3. Hashim Al-Tawil; 4. Snjezana Buzov; 5. Ulrike-Christiane Lintz; -- Part B: Style vs. Content; 6. Nina Ergin; 7. Irvin Cemil Schick; 8. Barbara Stocker-Parnian; 9. Qur'anic Verses on Works of Architecture: The Ottoman Case, Murat Sulun; 10. Bavand Behpoor -- Part C: Patronage; 11. Caroline Olivia M. Wolf; 12. Johanna Blayac; 13. Talip Mert; 14. Hilal Kazan; 15. Bahia Shehab -- Part D: Artists; 16. Saeid Khaghani; 17. Suleyman Berk; 18. M. Ugur Derman; 19. Sina Goudarzi -- Part E: Regional; 20. Tehnyat Majeed; 21. Nasiba S. Baimatowa; 22. Sadiq Javer; 23. Bernard O'Kane; 24. Patricia Blessing; 25. Abdulhamit Tufekcioglu -- Part F: Modernity; 26. Edhem Eldem; 27. Sumayah Al-Solaiman; 28. Ann Shafer.

"This book explores the myriad interactions between calligraphy and architecture throughout the history of the Muslim world. From Spain to China, Islamic architecture and calligraphy are inexorably intertwined. Mosques, dervish lodges, mausolea, libraries, even baths and marketplaces bear masterpieces of calligraphy that rival the most refined books and scrolls. This major reference work focuses on architectural inscriptions throughout the Muslim world, some going back to the Middle Ages, others dating from our own lifetime. What were the purposes of these inscriptions? How do they infuse buildings with culturally specific meanings, sacred or profane? What do they add to architectural design? What sorts of materials were used, and how do they interact with light and space? Who were their patrons, and what do we know about the artists who produced them? You can find out with this exciting new collection written by a stellar cast of international contributors. It features 28 case studies explain different aspects and contexts of calligraphy in Islamic architecture. It is geographically wide-ranging - covers North Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, China and Spain. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to analysing calligraphy as part of its larger spatial-architectural context. It is lavishly illustrated with 400 colour images."

ISBN: 9780748669226 (hbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Art -- General -- Islamic
Art -- Calligraphy -- Islamic
History -- Inscriptions -- Architectural inscriptions
Art -- Architecture -- Decoration and ornament -- Islamic
Art -- Architecture -- Islamic