{"product_id":"khatt-egypts-calligraphic-landscape","title":"Khatt : Egypt's Calligraphic Landscape","description":"\u003cp\u003eEgyptian cities and villages abound with an enormous wealth of khatt, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing beautiful, unique examples of these written expressions, Khatt 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\u003cbr\u003ecalligraphy, which is fast disappearing because of the digitisation of the Arabic script.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dar al-Saqi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67715068854592,"sku":"43376","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/6664\/7616\/files\/khatt-egypt-s-calligraphic-landscape-35.jpg?v=1791328189","url":"https:\/\/jarirbooksusa.com\/ar\/products\/khatt-egypts-calligraphic-landscape","provider":"Jarir Books USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}