A Study of Kufic Scipt in Islamic Calligraphy and its Relevance to Turkish Graphic Art Using Latin Fonts in The Late Twentieth Century.

The subject of this thesis is the kufic script, the oldest Arabic writing from that emerged in the seventh century with the flourishing of Islamic religion. Given the difference between writing and drawing, the Kufic style should be considered as the most akin to drawing among all Arabic writing styles. The thesis argues that compositions created in Kufic script may inspire contemporary graphic artworks produced through through Roman alphabet forms. A central part of the research involves situating calligraphy within the board framework of the Islamic religious philosophy, the evolution of graphic notions, the protestant art trends related to graphic arts and the historical development of Turkish graphic arts.   

A study of Kufic script in Islamic calligraphy and its relevance.pdf