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Bernard O'Kane, 'Monumental Calligraphy in Fatimid Egypt: Epigraphy in Stone, Stucco, and Wood', chapter 4 of an edited volume (pp. 142–159)

برنارد أوكين، «الخط الأثري في مصر الفاطمية: الكتابة على الحجر والجص والخشب»، الفصل الرابع من مجلد جماعي ⁦(ص 142–159)⁩

A chapter on the development of Kufic inscriptions on Fatimid monuments in Egypt and the questions they raise: the novelty of facade inscriptions, the purpose of floriation, and the meaning of retaining Kufic.

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