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Sufi Art: Illuminated calligraphy

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An example of Arabic calligraphy

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Ornamentation superimposed over the form: As seen in the above example, another style of calligraphy presents the poem in a rather straightforward manner, the underlying form being readily discernible and intelligible. Interwoven through and around this statement of the text are a myriad of arabesques, curls, cartouches, and even fully detailed backgrounds. Though the text is sometimes obscured for artistic effect, the degree to which this happens is minor at best, and the uderlying form is always clear. The analogue of this style in music is the artist’s treatment of the gushe in which he/she merely surrounds the music with optional figures that help to add to its meaning.

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