...Psalmody and calligraphy, two major Islamic arts, tend to emphasize the signifier at the expense of the signified, lending the Koran an aura of myth. Furthermore, the belief in the uncreated nature of the Koran as emanating directly from God further seals it as infinitely unknowable and inimitable...

... bunkō Collected Works on Women’s Propriety Onna kuku no koe Ninety Nine Voices for Women Sekiguchi Chie calligraphy skills Hasegawa Myōtei Isome Tsuna Haruna Suma Onna manzai takara bunkō Collected Works on Women’s Treasures of sewing skills speech as index of cultivation women elite upward...

... and Shade of Pierrot, Marietta and the Marionettes, as well as the complex and contradictory relationship between these figures. The chapter shows how Faulkner makes visible their emptiness and status as characters in language. It also considers Faulkner’s use of calligraphy and illustration, which turns...

... as potent tools to demonstrate one's intelligence and stature—essentially, the Nietzschean will to power. It also compares antiquarianism in China with the European tradition and considers Chinese antiquarianism as an important corollary to art practice and the connoisseurship of calligraphy. Finally...

...Studies the military, palatial, and religious architecture of the later Baghdad Caliphate, with special emphasis on the Abbasid Palace and the Madrasa al-Mustansiriyya. Also discusses briefly the calligraphy and book painting produced in this period. ʿAbbasids Baghdad brick architecture building...

...This chapter discusses the artistic transition made by Tai Jingnong from literature to calligraphy amid a mid-century crisis. A native of Anhui, Tai belonged to the May Fourth generation aspiring for cultural reform and national rejuvenation through literature. During the early years of Nationalist...

... calligraphy – in Paris might seem surprising. Focusing on El Seed’s work, this chapter asks how art can encourage dialogue and tolerance between cultures and communities in local – particularly Parisian – contexts and in a globalised frame. How does El Seed bring Arabic writing, a visual signifier...

... for new editions of the Greek fathers published under the aegis of his order. The mid-fourth century saw the emergence of a new calligraphic script known as uncial, of which the most notable early specimens are the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus. The best calligraphy of the ninth century can...

... in Hagia Sophia’s cavernous interior remain one of the most visually striking interventions from the renovations initiated by Sultan Abdülmecid and led by Gaspare Fossati in the mid-nineteenth century. This series of monumental panels—some of the largest examples of Islamic calligraphy in the world...

... of key questions. Does Essaydi’s juxtaposition of Orientalist tropes and poses from canonical nineteenth-century European Orientalist paintings with the veil, calligraphy, henna tattoos, and Moroccan architecture disrupt or reinforce stereotypes in the depiction of Arab and Muslim women? Can Essaydi’s...

...In China, calligraphy has become an important element of Christian art and Christian localization in the proclamation of the gospel. This essay surveys the history and characteristics of Nestorian, Catholic, and Protestant use and understanding of calligraphy in relation to Scriptures and textual...

... . ‘ Amānat Khān and the Calligraphy on the Tāj Maḥal ’, Kunst des Orients 12 ( 1978 –9), 5–60. Blair, Sheila S. ‘ Color and Gold: The Decorated Papers Used in Manuscripts in Later Islamic Times ’, Muqarnas 17 ( 2000 ), 24–36. Blair, Sheila S. ‘ Yaqut...

... master Sisson John writing master Tomkins Thomas writing master Watson Thomas writing master Willis John writing master Hill Sir Rowland postal system reformer Commerce Script Calligraphy Writing Manuals Accounting Penmanship Navigation Education As the primary purpose of pen, paper...

... Tianxiang Softhard Wong Ping pui Stanley Another Mountain Man Lennon Wall Meta-culture Thing theory Material culture King of Kowloon Tsang Tsou-choi Calligraphy Graffiti artist Street art Urban space Agency Flaneur I don’t care about money and fame [. …] They should just give me back the throne...

.... One of the best expressions of this spirituality is Hongyi’s famous calligraphy, which he applied to Buddhist purposes after his conversion, producing iconic images of Buddhist texts and inscriptions that Birnbaum analyzes in terms of their “coolness.” Hongyi 弘一 Beijing 北京 calligraphy charisma...

... of the association under the new regime. He performed ably in diplomatic functions when Buddhism served as a tool in forging links with other Buddhist countries in Asia, and was particularly appreciated for his poetry and calligraphy. He served the party loyally and thus presided over considerable destruction...

...This chapter marks a move into the religious context of the history of writing. It examines the central place of script in Islam: in religious terms, but also in art, architecture, and culture. It examines the idea of writing in the Qur’an, and the development of calligraphy over several centuries...

... Boat A Boat Cast Adrift The Mayfly Ephemerids Writing Practice Practicing Calligraphy The Floating A Floating Bridge Bridge in a Dream xxii 1 Introduction JAMES MCMULLEN The Tale of Genji is described by Kawabata Yasunari (1899 1 972), Japan s first winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature...

...-figurative, primitive, and naive art. ‘A global art history?’ considers a range of different examples of artistic practice from around the world, including the sculpture of the Dogon people of Mali and the calligraphy of Wu Zhen, who was active during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368). It also discusses what...

...Japan’s Far More Female Future: Increasing Gender Equality and Reducing Workplace Insecurity Will Make Japan Stronger.Bill Emmott, Oxford University Press (2020). © Bill Emmott. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198865551.001.0001 The physicality of calligraphy and of orchestral conducting, and the highly...