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Salah al-Din, W. (2023). THE GEOMETRIC KUFIC INSCRIPTIONS ON THE LATE MAMLUK ARCHITECTURE AND ARTIFACTS: A NEW PERSPECTIVE THROUGH SOME ARTIFACTS. Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists, 8(1), 150-189. doi: 10.21608/jguaa2.2022.127385.1099
Waleed Salah al-Din. "THE GEOMETRIC KUFIC INSCRIPTIONS ON THE LATE MAMLUK ARCHITECTURE AND ARTIFACTS: A NEW PERSPECTIVE THROUGH SOME ARTIFACTS". Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists, 8, 1, 2023, 150-189. doi: 10.21608/jguaa2.2022.127385.1099
Salah al-Din, W. (2023). 'THE GEOMETRIC KUFIC INSCRIPTIONS ON THE LATE MAMLUK ARCHITECTURE AND ARTIFACTS: A NEW PERSPECTIVE THROUGH SOME ARTIFACTS', Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists, 8(1), pp. 150-189. doi: 10.21608/jguaa2.2022.127385.1099
Salah al-Din, W. THE GEOMETRIC KUFIC INSCRIPTIONS ON THE LATE MAMLUK ARCHITECTURE AND ARTIFACTS: A NEW PERSPECTIVE THROUGH SOME ARTIFACTS. Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists, 2023; 8(1): 150-189. doi: 10.21608/jguaa2.2022.127385.1099

THE GEOMETRIC KUFIC INSCRIPTIONS ON THE LATE MAMLUK ARCHITECTURE AND ARTIFACTS: A NEW PERSPECTIVE THROUGH SOME ARTIFACTS

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DOI: 10.21608/jguaa2.2022.127385.1099
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Waleed Salah al-Din email orcid
Lecturer at Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Art - Ain Shams University, Egypt
Abstract
الخط الكوفي الهندسي على العمارة والتحف الفنية من العصر المملوكي الجركسي. منظور جديد من خلال بعض التحف الفنية.   [Ar]
لقد أظهر الفنانون المسلمون براعتهم في إنتاج العديد من التحف الفنية بأشكالها وزخارفها العديدة والمميزة التي لازال الكثير منها بحاجة ماسة للدراسة والفحص. وقد أطنب فنانو العصر المملوكي في زخرفة تحفهم الفنية بالعديد من الزخارف المختلفة ومن أبرز هذه الزخارف هو الخط الكوفي الهندسي الذي لعب دورا حيوياً وبارزا في الفن المملوكي. ظهر الخط الكوفي الهندسي على العديد من المباني الأثرية التي ترجع إلى العصر المملوكي، ومن الملاحظ ندرة وجوده على الفنون والتحف التي ترجع إلى تلك الحقبة من الزمن، لذا فقد عمد الباحث إلى دراسة وتحليل ونشر بعض الأمثلة من التحف الفنية والتي توجد في بعض العمائر المملوكية وتحمل في ثناياها زخرفة الخط الكوفي الهندسي المربع. ولقد أظهرت الدراسة ان هناك العديد من الاختلافات والتنوع في الطرز المختلفة للخط كذلك المضمون الذي تشتمل عليه النصوص الكتابية حيث أظهرت الكتابات تنوعا واختلافا في المضمون والطرز الفنية أكثر من الكتابات التي مثلت على العمائر الإسلامية التي ترجع إلى نفس الحقبة الزمنية. حيث اعتمد الباحث في الدراسة ايضاً على نشر تحف فنية جديدة من العصر المملوكي الجركسي بصفة خاصة وقد اتبع المنهج التحليلي من حيث المقارنة والوصف حيث تظهر الدراسة  ان هناك أيضا اختلافا ملحوظا في الشكل  ومضمون الكتابة وطرز الأحرف الهندسية. 
 
 [En] Muslim artisans were talented in producing art objects in various decorative forms that have needed a comprehensive study and examination. They generously decorated their artworks with different motifs, especially the Kufic script that played a vital role in the value of these artworks. The geometric Kufic script is widely shown on many buildings dated to the Mamluk period; however, it is scarcely found on the art objects of the same period. The researcher examined examples of Mamluk art objects and parts from architectural edifices with geometric Kufic inscriptions. After conducting an analysis and comparative study, the researcher found out that the style changed in arts, especially in the content and the forms of the letters. The study concludes that there are many differences in the style and contents of the inscriptions rather than those found in the architecture. This apparent change can be seen in the published and unpublished artifacts of the Mamluk era, especially the late period.
 
Keywords
Circassian Mamluk arts; Geometric Kufic; kufic inscription; Mamluk inscriptions; Mamluk arts
Main Subjects
Islamic Art , civilization and Architecture
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