Best of Calligraphic Scripts and Rare Banknotes on Display.Summary: ABU DHABI - Masterpieces of Islamic calligraphy calligraphy (kəlĭg`rəfē) [Gr.,=beautiful writing], skilled penmanship practiced as a fine art. See also inscription; paleography. European Calligraphy In Europe two sorts of handwriting came into being very early. , rare banknotes and coins are on display at an exhibition on aeArabic Calligraphy and Islamic MoneyAE at the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. (ADMA-OPCO) in the capital. The exhibition is on till February 5. In the Islamic world, the high esteem accorded to the copying of the holy Quran and the aesthetic energy that was devoted to it raised Arabic calligraphy to the status of an art. Besides several popular Arabic scripts, including jalli diwani, thuluth, qotbi, maghribi kofic, naskhi, taAEliq, the one rupee RUPEE, comm. law. A denomination of money in Bengal. In the computation of ad valorem duties, it is valued at fifty-five and one half cents. Act of March 2, 1799, s. 61; 1 Story's L. U. S. 627. Vide Foreign coins. 2. note, issued by India for the Gulf countries in 1959, is also on display at the exhibition. The exhibits offer art lovers an insight into the heart of Islam, especially some of the most exciting works of two of the leading calligraphers
Mandi has a distinguished career in Arabic calligraphy and Islamic design. He has also designed logos and currency notes. Mandi said, oI learnt calligraphy from Sayed Ibrahim, an Egyptian. In 2007, I was awarded the Al Burda calligraphy award. I have designed logos for several UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. government and private institutions and coins commemorating events of national importance. My work also appears on all UAE banknotes and Bahraini currency and on the 1,000 and 200 lira LIRA. The name of a foreign coin. In all computations at the custom house, the lira of Sardinia shall be estimated at eighteen cents and six mills. Act of March 22, 1846. The lira of the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom, and the lira of Tuscany, at sixteen cents. Act of March 22, 1846. notes of Syria . My calligraphic cal·lig·ra·phy n. 1. a. The art of fine handwriting. b. Works in fine handwriting considered as a group. 2. Handwriting. inscriptions are also found on passports of the UAE, Kuwait , Bahrain , Qatar and Oman .o Besides Arabic calligraphy, the exhibition features a collection of Arabic coins and Islamic banknotes from the personal collections of two leading local figures, Abdullah bin Jasim Al Matiri, a numismatics numismatics (n  'mĭzmăt`ĭks, –mĭs–), collection and study of coins, medals, and related objects as works of art and as sources of information. , and
Mansour Al Marzouqi, an ADMA-OPCO employee who started collecting
banknotes when he was five.
Al Marzouqi has collected over 1,500 rare banknotes from all over the world. Al Matiri who is a leading authority on Islamic coinage said, oI have collected over 13,000 golden and silver coins belonging to around 84 Islamic dynasties from Andalusia to China . I have lectured and conducted several exhibitions in Italy , Morocco , Lebanon , Kuwait and Bahrain .o oThis exhibition forms part of our activities in our corporate social responsibility, exposing our employees and the public to an exciting aspect of Islamic culture,o Ali Rashid Al Jarwan, general manager of ADMA-OPCO, said while inaugurating the exhibition on Tuesday. The exhibition is open to the general public from 7am to 3pm . Copyright 2009 Khaleej Times. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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