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The word salam, peace, set four times in black on pale panels, each labelled: Kufic, Naskh, Ruq'a and Nastaliq.
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Four Scripts

No. 19 of 100 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeThe word salam, peace, set four times in black on pale panels, each labelled: Kufic, Naskh, Ruq'a and Nastaliq.

What it meansArabic calligraphy developed distinct hands for different purposes: angular Kufic, the clear Naskh of manuscripts, the brisk Ruq'a of everyday writing and the sweeping Persian Nastaliq. Here each is shown in a typeface drawn after that hand.

Where it worksSuits a study, a classroom or anyone learning Arabic.

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