This is understood as a prohibition of using animal and human forms in texts ... and often appeared in books alongside (or integrated into) paintings. Calligraphy and manuscript decoration became ...

Calligraphy is a type of ... close non-figurativeContaining no people, animals or real things. art is found in a lot but not all art from the Islamic world. Plant-like decorations are also a ...

A collection of rare Islamic calligraphy is on display at the Sharjah ... of the greatest achievements in the history of Islamic art." The selected works are drawn from the albums of prominent ...