There are many useful websites and a number of excellent texts on the history and technique of Islamic calligraphy. Some will show you how to reproduce forms of calligraphy from the major classical styles including Kufic, al-thulth, ar-ruqa'a, al-nashki, al-diwani, al-farsi, etc.
Some helpful links include:
Museum with No Frontiers Discover Islamic Art Exhibition on Calligraphy
Calligraphy was an esteemed art form that a number of women distinguished themselves in.
This includes the Jerusalem calligrapher, Zaynab bint [daughter of] Ahmad al-Maqdisiyya, a female calligrapher, whose Quran can be seen here
Hegira 731 / AD 1330
Mamluk
Some helpful links include:
Museum with No Frontiers Discover Islamic Art Exhibition on Calligraphy
Calligraphy was an esteemed art form that a number of women distinguished themselves in.
This includes the Jerusalem calligrapher, Zaynab bint [daughter of] Ahmad al-Maqdisiyya, a female calligrapher, whose Quran can be seen here
Hegira 731 / AD 1330
Mamluk
Museum of Islamic Art
Cairo, Egypt
Resources: A guide to original Qurans and copies in various museums and libraries around the world is found here
Another link is found here at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
Below is the link to the citation and online entry in the Encylopedia of Islam (2nd edition) entry for K̲h̲aṭṭ (calligraphy)
Fahd, T.. "K̲h̲aṭṭ." Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs. Brill Online, 2015. Reference. Higher Colleges Of Technology UAE. 23 June 2015 <http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/khatt-SIM_4237>
Cairo, Egypt
Resources: A guide to original Qurans and copies in various museums and libraries around the world is found here
Another link is found here at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
Below is the link to the citation and online entry in the Encylopedia of Islam (2nd edition) entry for K̲h̲aṭṭ (calligraphy)
Fahd, T.. "K̲h̲aṭṭ." Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs. Brill Online, 2015. Reference. Higher Colleges Of Technology UAE. 23 June 2015 <http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/khatt-SIM_4237>
First appeared online: 2012
First Print Edition: isbn: 9789004161214, 1960-2007
