MARC Record from Library of Congress

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041 0 $aara$aeng
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050 00 $aNK3633.A2
245 00 $aSelections of Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman calligraphy$h[electronic resource] /$cAfrican and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bLibrary of Congress,
538 $aMode of access: World Wide Web.
500 $aTitle from Web page (viewed on Nov. 28, 2007).
550 $aOffered as part of the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
520 $aDuring the late 1920s, early 1930s, and 1990s the Library of Congress acquired a large collection of Arabic script calligraphy sheets. This collection presents 373 Arabic calligraphy sheets, ranging from the 9th to the 19th centuries, including examples of calligraphic art - illuminated panels, albums, and poems. In addition to individual calligraphy sheets, the presentation has essays on Ottoman and Persian calligraphic styles, an in-depth look at Qur'anic calligraphic fragments, and an essay discussing some of the Library's notable Arabic script calligraphy sheets and illuminations.
650 0 $aCalligraphy, Arabic.
650 0 $aIslamic calligraphy.
650 0 $aCalligraphy, Ottoman.
650 0 $aCalligraphy, Persian.
710 2 $aLibrary of Congress.$bAfrican and Middle Eastern Division.
710 2 $aLibrary of Congress.$bNational Digital Library Program.
856 40 $uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/collame.am000003