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cal·lig·ra·phy

(kə-lĭg′rə-fē)

a. The art of fine handwriting.

b. Works in fine handwriting considered as a group.

2. Handwriting.

[French calligraphie, from Greek kalligraphiā, beautiful writing : kalli-, beautiful (from kallos, beauty) + -graphiā, -graphy.]

cal·lig′ra·pher, cal·lig′ra·phist n.

cal′li·graph′ic (kăl′ĭ-grăf′ĭk) adj.

calligraphy

(kəˈlɪɡrəfɪ)

(Art Terms) handwriting, esp beautiful handwriting considered as an art. Also called: chirography

calˈligrapher, calˈligraphist n

calligraphic, calligraphical adj

ˌcalliˈgraphically adv

cal•lig•ra•phy

(kəˈlɪg rə fi)

n.

1. fancy penmanship or the art of writing beautifully.

2. handwriting; penmanship.

3. a script produced chiefly by brush, esp. Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic writing of high aesthetic value.

[1605–15; < Greek kalligraphía; see calli-, -graphy]

cal•lig′ra•pher, cal•lig′ra•phist, n.

cal•li•graph•ic (ˌkæl ɪˈgræf ɪk) cal`li•graph′i•cal, adj.

cal`li•graph′i•cal•ly, adv.

calligraphy

1. the art of beautiful penmanship.
2. handwriting in general.
3. good handwriting skills. Cf. cacography.
4. a script of a high aesthetic value produced by brush, especially that of Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic origin. — calligrapher, calligraphist, n. — calligraphic, calligraphical, adj.

calligraphy

The art or practice of ornamental handwriting.

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Noun

calligraphy - beautiful handwriting

chirography, penmanship

handwriting, script, hand - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"

Translations

فَنُّ الخَط

kaligrafiekrasopis

kalligrafi

Kalligraphie Kalligrafie

καλλιγραφία

caligrafía

kalligrafia

calligraphie

כתיבה תמה

szép kézírás

skrautskriftskrautritun

calligrafia

カリグラフィー書法書道

kaligrafija

kaligrāfija

kalligrafie

kalligrafi skjønnskrift

каллиграфия

krasopis

kalligrafi

hattatlık

书法

calligraphy

[kəˈlɪgrəfɪ] N → caligrafía f

calligraphy

[kəˈlɪgrəfi] n

(= art) → calligraphie f

(= writing) → écriture f

calligraphy

n → Kalligrafie f

calligraphy

[kəˈlɪgrəfɪ] n → calligrafia

calligraphy

(kəˈligrəfi) noun

(the art of) beautiful, decorative handwriting.

References in classic literature ?

Calligraphy was the item before them now, and on it they turned their well-trained brains.

View in context

But the effort that cost her the deepest humiliation was a request to Higgins, whose pet artistic fancy, next to Milton's verse, was calligraphy, and who himself wrote a most beautiful Italian hand, that he would teach her to write.

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Because of the lack of Arabic calligraphy departments at Yemeni universities, I will go to medical school and look for institutes that teach the art so I can improve my skills," she said.

Making art out of words

The theme of Arabic calligraphy ran through several exhibitions including one by Ibrahim Fakhroo entitled 'Arabic Calligraphy and Qur'an, a Shared Journey'.

look back at Katara's Ramadan Festival

Muzzumil Ruheel was introduced to calligraphy in his early teens and since then has rigorously practiced his skills, and learnt to interpret it within the contemporary framework.

Nukta-e-Nazar - Muzzumil Ruheel

CARIO - Calligraphy as a peculiar form of Islamic artistic expression has its enthusiasts that are very keen to keep the art alive and to qualify young generations of calligraphers interested in learning the rules of the different schools of Arabic script.

Future of calligraphy under threat

Apart from the attachment the painter has to her religion, these pictures are also important for being a modern milestone in the revival of classic Islamic calligraphy that has been evident over the centuries in mosques, palaces and gardens throughout the Islamic world.

To God belong the Names Most Beautiful by Neyyar Ehsan Rashid, Islamic Research Institute, Islamabad and Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Washington, D.C., USA, 200 pp., US$ 99

Its reputation for calligraphy has a long pedigree.

UNIVERSITY'S PALACE LINK GETS AN OUTSTANDING WRITE-UP

The little girlAAEs brow creases with concentration as she sits in Bait al Baranda learning calligraphy.

With pen and ink

Becoming totally blind did not dampen Liaw's interest in Chinese calligraphy but, rather, encouraged him to channel his talents in ways that led to the creation of a new Chinese calligraphic style.

Exploring the special orientation systems in the Chinese calligraphy of a Taiwanese artist who is adventitiously blind

Brush Mind," an exhibition of calligraphy by internationally known artist Kazuaki Tanahashi, opens with a reception and artist's talk at 5 p.

ART NOTES

Plenty of basic guides to calligraphy have been written, but few are backed by a team of world-renowned experts, as is The Complete Guide to Calligraphy.