Journal of Ottoman Calligraphy

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OTTOMAN ARCHIVES
prepared by Necati Aktaş, İsmet Binark;
translated by Salih Sadawi Salih;
edited and preface by Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu,
published in cooperation with the University of Jordan, Centre for Archives and Manuscripts,
Amman, 1986 (in Arabic)

This book contains a brief history of the Ottoman Archives, a description of the present classification systems used in the archives, explanations of archival regulations and procedures of research.
Out of stock (available on CD-ROM)

THE THULUTH AND NASKH MASHQS OF MEHMED ŞEVKI EFENDI
prepared by Mohammed Tamimi
Istanbul, 1999 (in Arabic, preface in English and Turkish)

The exercise book prepared by calligrapher Mehmed Şevki Efendi (1829-1887) for the thuluth and naskh calligraphic:sfj useful tool for those who wish to upgrade their sfcij This publication will be followed by exercise booji other styles of calligraphy.

ISBN 92-9063-087-6

Source: http://www.ircica.org/

SALNAMELER VE NEVSALLER OTTOMAN YEARBOOKS (SALNAMES AND NEVSALS)
compiled by Hasan Duman Istanbul, 1982

Union catalogue and bibliographic work about state and provincial yearbooks (Salnames) published by the Ottoman State between the years 1847-1918. It gives general and specific information about a wide geographical area, where there are presently more than 20 states. Preface, explanations and annotations in English, Arabic and Turkish.
Out of stock (available on CD-ROM)

Ottoman Yearbooks (Salnames and Nevsals): “The book presently under review supersedes by far any previous attempt to catalogue the salnames and nevsals.” Kemal Karpat, International Journal of Middle East Studies, 16 (1984)

“This catalogue should interest demographers as well as historians. We join H. Duman in his request that researchers send IRCICA their own set of references so that one day we may hope to see a truly comprehensive union catalogue of this important set of statistical yearbooks.” L. Bisharat, MESA Bulletin, Vol. 18, July 1984

Source:http://www.ircica.org/

TURKISH ART AND ARCHITECTURE,
by Oktay Aslanapa, translated by Ahmad Issa,
Istanbul, 1987 (illustrated, in Arabic)

This book is a comprehensive encyclopedic work on the history of Turkish art and architecture, covering various branches of art such as carpet-making, the arts of the book including calligraphy, miniatures and binding, etc. Originally published in English. A glossary of 600 art terms has been added to the work.
ISBN 92-9063-352-2

World Survey of Islamic Manuscripts Volume I, English edition
Edited by Geoffrey Roper
Year 1992
ISBN 1 873992 01 7
Pages 569
Price £ 50.00

Contents

This volume is one of 4 resulting from al-Furqan’s pioneering project to conduct a comprehensive survey of Islamic manuscript collections throughout the world. One hundred and six countries were eventually covered, including hitherto unknown collections in African countries such as Benin, Chad, the Comoro Islands, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Togo. European countries whose collections have been described for the first time include Albania, Cyprus, Greece and some countries of the former Soviet Union, such as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Information about collections of Islamic manuscripts in Bangladesh, China, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines and Thailand was also gathered for the first time. Any manuscript written in the Arabic script was included in the survey. The largest proportion of manuscripts were in Arabic, followed by Persian and Turkish. There was no restriction on the language of the manuscripts; the survey contains descriptions of collections containing manuscripts written in Urdu, Swahili, Punjabi, Hindi and Kurdish. This volume covers Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cameron, Canada, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Indonesia and Iran. There are also indices of languages and names. (more…)

The Qur’an Manuscripts in the al-Haram al-Sharif Islamic Museum, Jerusalem
2001 • 206 pages • 290 x 230 mm • 179 colour photographs • Cased• ISBN 1 85964 132 6

Khader Salameh

Of the many ways in which Muslims through the ages have sought to express their faith, none is more impressive than that of Qur’anic calligraphy and illumination. The legacy of this elaborate art forms a comprehensive yet cohesive whole which has both assimilated and adapted to the cultural differences that exist over the vast distances separating the regions of the Islamic world. In this beautifully illustrated book Khader Salameh shows how the art has developed over time as he studies a selection of Qur’an manuscripts held in the al-Haram al-Sharif Islamic Museum in the al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem. (more…)