A MODERN MASTER OF ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY AND HER PEERS.

In the Islamic world, an important body of biographical material traces the chains of transmission of calligraphic instruction over many centuries. Although there is comparatively little documentation on women who have practiced calligraphy, scattered references do mention female masters. Neverthele...

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Publicado en:Journal of Middle East Women's Studies (Indiana University Press) Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 75 - 103
Autor principal: Simonowitz, David
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Publicado: Indiana University Press Winter2010
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