Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures viii
4. Abbreviations xix
5. Glossary xx
6. Preface xxv
7. Part I: Introduction
8. Chapter One. Arabic Script: Its Role and Principles 3
9. Chapter Two. Materials 41
10. Part II: The Development of Arabic Script in Early Islamic Times
11. Chapter Three. The Standardization of Arabic Script 77
12. Chapter Four. Early Manuscripts of the Koran 101
13. Part III: The Pre-eminence of Round Scripts in the Early Middle Period
14. Chapter Five. The Adoption of Round Scripts 143
15. Chapter Six. The Proliferation of Round Scripts 195
16. Part IV: The Emergence of Regional Styles in the Later Middle Period
17. Chapter Seven. Calligraphy in Iran and its Environs under the Mongols and Turkomans 241
18. Chapter Eight. Rectilinear and Curvilinear Scripts in Egypt and Syria under the Mamluks 316
19. Chapter Nine. Other Styles and Centers 365
20. Part V: Dynastic Styles in the Age of Empires
21. Chapter Ten. The Safavids, the Qajars, and their Contemporaries in Iran and Central Asia 417
22. Chapter Eleven. The Ottomans in Anatolia, the Balkans, and the Eastern Mediterranean 476
23. Chapter Twelve. Other Styles and Centers 534
24. Part VI: The Many Faces of Islamic Calligraphy in Modern Times
25. Chapter Thirteen. From Traditional Styles to Graphic Design and Calligraphic Art 589
26. Bibliography 628
27. Copyright Acknowledgments 659
28. Index 665