Kufic Calligraphy in Architecture, via.
Kufic Calligraphy in Architecture, via.
Kufic calligraphy 2 by Fatima Graham in Needlepoint, via.
These two images show the same text, afaik The top one is a square kufi. More info here. Made by Wan Lutfi.
Square kufic (text) from the Friday Mosque of Herat, first built in 1200. Pics from here.
This is code for “don’t mind my parents”. See for yourself. Made by Wan Lutfi, Malaysia.
Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble (1345, Iran)
From the 1600s – the Topkapi Scoll covers geometry, architecture and ornamentation. More here.