Brief Introduction to the Arabic Alphabet
By: Healey, John / Smith, G. Rex
Language: English
Softcover
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Product DetailsBy: | Healey, John / Smith, G. Rex |
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Language: | English |
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Format: | Softcover |
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Pages: | 116 pp |
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Publisher: | Dar al-Saqi, 2009 |
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Dimensions: | 13 x 20 cm |
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ISBN-13: | 9780863564314 |
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Topic: | Language - Arabic Alphabet |
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In this comprehensive introduction the authors trace the origins of the Arabic alphabet back to Aramaic, which also gave rise to the Hebrew and Greek alphabets. Using detailed illustrations the authors investigate early Arabic papyri and early Islamic inscriptions as well as classical Arabic texts.
John F. Healey and G. Rex Smith bring the story up to the present day examining the practice of calligraphy, printing and computing in Arabic.