…The first typeface is the oldest Islamic typeface, called Kufī, which is a powerful, solemn, and angular typeface. It is a highly decorative and stylized typeface that was used for copying the Quran, decorating crafts and architecture, and inscriptions on epitaphs and coins. The second typeface is a rounded, curvaceous writing and printing style, of which the most representative are Thuluthī and Naskhī. Thuluthī is a monumental typeface that emphasizes long vertical lines, and Naskhī has been used since the 10th century, spreading from Iraq to Islamic countries in the 12th century, and is one of the most widely used typefaces to this day. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "naskhī" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…第1は〈クーフィーkūfī〉体と呼ばれているイスラム最古の,荘重で力強く角ばった書体で,コーランの筆写,工芸品や建築の装飾,碑銘,貨幣の銘にも使われた装飾化,意匠化の著しいタイプである。第2は丸味を帯びた曲線的な筆記・印刷体で,その代表的なものが〈スルシーthuluthī〉体と〈ナスヒーnaskhī〉体である。〈スルシー〉体は長い縦の線を強調したモニュメンタルな書体で,〈ナスヒー〉体は10世紀ころから用いられ,12世紀にはイラクからイスラム諸国に広まり,今日まで最も広く用いられてきた書体の一つである。… ※「naskhī」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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