The Kufic script (Arabic: الخط الكوفي, romanized: al-khaṭṭ al-kūfī) is a style of Arabic script, that gained prominence early on as a preferred script for Quran transcription and architectural decoration, …

Kūfic script, in calligraphy, earliest extant Islamic style of handwritten alphabet that was used by early Muslims to record the Qurʾān. This angular, slow-moving, dignified script was also used …

Islamic calligraphy evolved primarily from two major styles: Kufic and Naskh, with numerous regional and stylistic variations. In the modern era, Arabic and Persian calligraphy have …

The first calligraphic script to gain prominence in Qur'ans and on architecture and portable works of art was kufic, which features angular letters, horizontal format, and thick extended strokes. …

Kufic script is one of the oldest forms of Arabic calligraphy, developed between the 7th & 10th centuries. Derived from the Iraqi town of Al-Kufa, it was a preferred script for writing the Qur’an …

Kuficpedia is a continuing project, inspired by the calligraphic work and historical discoveries of Seyed Mohhamad Vahid Mousavi Jazayeri concerning the Kufic script.

But the earlier tradition, which revolutionised Arabic writing and turned it into an art, is the Kufi (or Kufic) tradition: a family of scripts underpinned by a shared, strongly geometric structure and …

Feb 26, 2020 · Developed between the seventh and 10th centuries, the Kufic script is considered one of the oldest forms of Arabic calligraphy. The Kufic script was notably used for writing …

Kufi script emerged during the early Islamic epoch, specifically after the establishment of the cities of Basrah and Kufah in the 8th century A.D. It quickly rose to prominence as the major priestly …

Oct 4, 2018 · Kufic script remains one of the most known and used calligraphy script in Islamic art. Although art from Persia does depict human forms, art from Arabian Peninsula did not show …