Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout the world, but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In ...

Calligraphy, or the art of beautiful writing, has long attracted the attention of people with its refined beauty and harmony of lines. In our time of high technology, this art does not lose its ...

The Qur'an, God's word as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad ... and often appeared in books alongside (or integrated into) paintings. Calligraphy and manuscript decoration became important court art ...

Once a practical way to transcribe, calligraphy has evolved into a fine art. As the practice we recognize today spread across East Asia, countries like China, Japan, and Korea developed their own ...