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- Association calligraphis - Association pour l'enseignement et la promotion de la calligraphie. Calendrier des cours réguliers, la calligraphie latine et chinoise, persane et tibétaine. Bibliographie et manifestations, activités et stages. Paris, France.
- Islamic Calligraphy with Mohamed Zakariya - The artist describes the art of calligraphy and the materials he uses; illustrated with video samples.
- Niagara Calligraphy Resource Centre - Free calligraphy lessons online, newsletter information and free demonstration copy of calligraphy guide line drawing software for practice sheets available for download.
- Calligraphies : le forum de toutes les écritures - Un espace d'échanges pour les calligraphies latine, arabe et chinoise, médiévale et gestuelle. Questions, rechercher un stage, mettre en ligne des oeuvres, présenter une exposition : une équipe de calligraphes est là pour répondre.
- An Explanation of Japanese Calligraphy - An explanation of the art of Japanese calligraphy (Shodo), including example work by calligraphy artist Eri Kato.
- La calligraphie arabe - Présente l'histoire et l'évolution de la calligraphie arabe, les maîtres du genre, les différents styles et quelques exemples de supports.
- Islamic Arts and Architecture - Arabic Calligraphy - Detailed, richly-illustrated examination of the historical and cultural significance of Arabic calligraphy.
- Chinese calligraphy - Brush calligraphy is an art unique to Asian cultures. Shu (calligraphy), Hua (painting), Qin (a string musical instrument), and Qi (a strategic boardgame) are the four basic skills and disciplines of the Chinese literati.
- Wave Dancing Chinese Calligraphy - Presents information about Chinese calligraphy, including types of writing and historical masterpieces. Also provides paid services relating to Chinese calligraphy.
- Calligraphy Unlimited - Calligraphy Unlimited, established in 1978, is a one-stop source for wedding invitations and calligraphy for the bride, as well as serving the social / corporate / business sectors in the tri-state area.
Wikipedia Articles
- Japanese calligraphy - The History of Japanese calligraphy () has been heavily influenced by Chinese calligraphy. For a long time, the most esteemed calligrapher in Japan had been Wang Xizhi, a Chinese calligrapher in the 4th century.
- Persian calligraphy - Persian calligraphy is the calligraphy of Persian writing system. It has always been one of the most deared arts throughout the centuries of the Persian history.
- Islamic calligraphy - Islamic calligraphy is the art of writing, and by extension, of bookmaking.Bloom (1999), pg.
- Calligraphy - Calligraphy (from Greek kallos "beauty" + graphẽ "writing") is the art of beautiful writing (Mediavilla 1996: 17). A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner" (Mediavilla 1996: 18).
- Yan Zhenqing - Yan Zhenqing (, 709–785) was a leading Chinese calligrapher and a loyal governor of the Tang Dynasty. His artistic accomplishment in Chinese calligraphy parallels the greatest master calligraphers throughout the history, and his calligraphy style, Yan, is the textbook-style that every calligraphy lover has to imitate today.