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Letters of Light

Arabic Script in Calligraphy, Print, and Digital Design

J.R. Osborn

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$46.50 • £37.95 • €42.00

ISBN 9780674971127

Publication Date: 05/22/2017

280 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

2 halftones, 24 line illustrations

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J. R. Osborn is Assistant Professor of Communication, Culture & Technology and Co-Director of the Technology Design Studio at Georgetown University.

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Co-Winner, 2018 British–Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize (supported by the Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah Foundation, HRH the Prince of Wales (UK), and Dr. Sheikha Sou’ad Al Sabah)

Honorable Mention, 2018 Albert Hourani Book Award, Middle East Studies Association

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