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Istanbul: IRCICA - Research Centre For Islamic History, Art and Culture, 2021. New. Hardcover. 29x33 cm.; standard-size edition. Text in Turkish, English, French and Arabic. [xxxix], 567 p. IRCICA has published the complete collection of the award-winning works of the first ten rounds of its international calligraphy competition which were held from 1986 to 2016. This unique collection of previously unpublished calligraphic works consists of the best ones in different style categories selected from among thousands of entries presented at each round of the competition. The album contains 235 calligraphic works by 140 artists which were awarded one of the first three prizes in each category. Each competition was conducted in at least ten categories corresponding to the styles of writing most widely used across the Islamic world. The works were illuminated after each competition. Hundreds of other works having won mentions and incentive awards are also included, setting a full record of the artistic… Read More