Brief introduction of Arabic calligraphy

In ancient Arabic calligraphy, Kufei style appeared the earliest, with vertical strokes, straight and angular lines and a certain decorative atmosphere. In the 9th-/Kloc-0th century, it split into two parts again, and there appeared a leaf-shaped Kufei body and a flower-shaped Kufei body, both named after the palm-shaped leaves at the end of the strokes and decorated with flower heads. In addition, there is a complex and standardized writing and printing, which is characterized by neat and round structure and smooth strokes. There are different fonts such as Nass bold and Silch.

1 1 century later, while ancient Chinese characters continued to be popular, four new fonts appeared one after another, namely: ① Muhaka style, delicate style and slender strokes; (2) Raihani style, lively and unrestrained, with a mouse tail at the end of the pen; (3) Luke's body is used for writing letters and writing popular books; (4) Tawuqi's style is solemn and generous.

In addition, some fonts are popular, such as Maghraibi style, which is famous for its liveliness and distinct rhythm; Nastarik body, the strokes are more slender and smooth; Casta style, complicated strokes; Garili, used for official document writing, is a special flower font for Sudan's signature, which looks like a decorative painting. Arabic calligraphy attaches great importance to the formal beauty of the characters themselves, so its calligraphy pays attention to rhythm, decoration and patterns. Because the strokes are written horizontally from right to left on the parchment with a hard pen, the strokes are concise and smooth, and there is a bending effect.