2013
Of Arabs and Greeks: The Origins of Islamic Calligraphy
Given by Dr Alain George, Senior Lecturer, Islamic Art, University of Edinburgh, UK
2-2.50pm, 9 November 2013, AV room, Gas Hall, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Dr George’s lecture forms part of a study afternoon hosted by Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in conjunction with their new exhibition Qalam: the art of beautiful writing, open from 2 November 2013 until 26 January 2014. For more information about the exhibition and study afternoon, and to book a place at the lecture, please see BMAG’s site here.
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Music in Words: the Manuscript Tradition of the Middle East
Given by Professor Owen Wright, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK
23 May 2013, Royal Asiatic Society, London, UK