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Region: Global / Diaspora
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

Calligraphy
From Kufic to naskh and thuluth.
The Arabic script · Islamic calligraphy
Illumination
Gold and lapis adorn the codex.
Abbasid Qur'an Folios · The Blue Qur'an
Ornament
Star geometry and arabesque.
Islamic geometric patterns · Arabesque
Binding
The Qur'an stand and its bindings.
Qur'an Stand (Rahle) · Bookbinding for a Qur'an
The Kiswa
The Kaaba's covering across centuries.
The Kiswa

Do first:: Islam in Thirty Minutes

Overview

A path through the beauty of the word: calligraphy, gilding, ornament, binding, Qur'ans and their coverings.

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “Arts of the Book”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-book-arts/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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