Calligraphy creates beautiful, artistic text. Calligraphy is fun to learn and used to create invitations, thoughtful letters to friends and even make sure your journal memories read as beautifully ...

The practice of calligraphy dates back over 3,000 years. However, the English term was actually coined around the mid-15th century with the invention of the printing press in Europe. Since that ...

Attended by several masters of calligraphy, director of Qazvin Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance said that Qazvin has constantly been a magnet in the art of calligraphy, both in the domestic ...

In the age of keyboards and touch-screens, calligraphy hasn't entirely lost its charm on the young. The First "Sino-Culture Cup" International Youth Calligraphy Contest has selected a handful of ...

Italian Sinologist Pietro De Laurentis (right) presents a copy of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy work in the ... Since then, in the Tang capital of Chang'an, today's Xi'an, he dedicated himself to ...

It is said that calligraphy began to develop in Qazvin starting in the 11th and 12th centuries and later flourished in the Safavid era (1501-1722). Of the various traditional calligraphy styles, such ...

Moreover, calligraphy in Qazvin has been used traditionally to inscribe copies of the holy Quran, poetic verses, and the wise sayings of elders. The roots of calligraphy’s prosperity in Qazvin can be ...