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SUMMARY:Decoding Writing? Experimentations with medieval Arabic calligraph
 y   - Dr Zahra Kazani\, Research Fellow
DTSTART:20260224T131000Z
DTEND:20260224T140000Z
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CONTACT:Matthew Jones
DESCRIPTION:How does a viewer approach and interpret writing arranged in n
 on-linear orientations? Is it a verbal puzzle to be deciphered\, an iconog
 raphic image to be viewed\, or merely decoration? This talk examines a med
 ieval Arabic manuscript on antidotes—one of the earliest extant illustra
 ted manuscripts in Arabic—to explore visual experimentations with Arabic
  calligraphy. Through this case study\, I consider how medieval societies 
 constructed\, visualized\, and perceived knowledge in ways that often run 
 counter to modern assumptions about reading\, meaning\, and legibility.
LOCATION:Richard King room\, Darwin College
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