The Third International Forum of the Calligraphy, Writing, and Inscriptions in the World Throughout the Ages
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Alexandria—
The BA Calligraphy Center is organizing "The Third International Forum of the Calligraphy, Writing, and Inscriptions in the World Throughout the Ages" during the period from Tuesday, 24 April 2007 to Thursday, 26 April 2007. Around 50 researchers from 13 Foreign and Arab countries will participate in the Forum.
Dr. Kahled Azab, Deputy Director, Calligraphy Center, stated that the Forum generally studies calligraphy in the world. Within this framework, it will cover the study of calligraphy according to a certain theme, which follows the historical and geographical classification in the following sequence:
1- Calligraphy of the Ancient Near East civilizations.
2- Calligraphy of the Far East civilizations.
3- Calligraphy of the classical civilizations and its contemporary civilizations.
4- Calligraphy of the Arab-Islamic civilizations.
5- Calligraphy in Africa.
6- Calligraphy in Latin America.
Dr. Khaled Azab added that the idea of the Forum is based on the granite wall mural surrounding the BA that reflects the inscriptions and writings of the ancient world, hence reflecting the role of the Library in collecting the human knowledge through the ages in its attempt to become a center of human civilizations.
He stressed that the Forum studies the evolution of human knowledge of inscriptions since the pre-historic eras. He explained that this knowledge started as an imitation to animals and the surrounding environment, and soon developed into a certain written language relevant to each civilization. This language was not only man’s means of identifying his life and his achievements, but also an archive of the history of man. Some calligraphy was distinguished by its marvelous artistic style.
The program will be published soon on the website.