Khatt - by Basma Hamdy (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Bringing together over 200 colour photographs, this is a beautifully produced source-book on calligraphy found across cities in Egypt.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Egyptian cities and villages abound with an enormous wealth of <em>khatt</em>, or calligraphic script, ranging from casual scrawls and scribbles to elaborately-painted colourful murals. These historical and contemporary versions of urban lettering, varying in surface, medium and technique, adorn mosques, shop-fronts, houses, trucks, boats, schools, tuk tuks and walls. They are records of human existence, documenting expressions of hope, fears, dreams and anxieties.</p><p>Featuring beautiful, unique examples of these written expressions, <em>Khatt</em> is an extensive visual documentation of the found typography and calligraphy in Egypt, a calligraphy hub that possesses a rich tradition of education and production in the field. This timely volume records the traditional craftsmanship of hand-painted calligraphy, in decline because of the digitisation of the Arabic script.</p><p><strong>Basma Hamdy </strong>is a research-based designer, author and educator. Currently Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, Hamdy earned an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her publications include <em>Walls of Freedom: Street Art of the Egyptian Revolution</em>.</p><p><strong>Noha Zayed </strong>is a photographer currently based in Cairo, Egypt. Zayed has exhibited in festivals across the Middle East. Her other creative endeavors include film and music projects such as a documentary on travel and education aired on Al Jazeera in 2017.</p>
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