Kufic Script

Glossary

The earliest extant Islamic script, historically preferred for use in the Quran. The calligraphic script is angular and slow-moving, with low vertical and extended horizontal lines that give it a geometric construction. It has local and regional variations and is also found in inscriptions on coins, tombstones and architectural monuments.

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Kufic Script%newline%The earliest extant Islamic script, historically preferred for use in the Quran. The calligraphic script is angular and slow-moving, with low vertical and extended horizontal lines that give it a geometric construction. It has local and regional variations and is also found in inscriptions on coins, tombstones and architectural monuments.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Kufic Script”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kufic-script/
MLA	“Kufic Script.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kufic-script/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Kufic Script. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kufic-script/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)