The Calligraphy Center in Bibliotheca Alexandrina will be organizing the Second International Forum on Calligraphy, Writing and Inscriptions throughout the whole world via the ages. The forum aims at gathering the renowned specialists in the field of calligraphy to present the latest discoveries and studies in this field. The forum discusses calligraphy studies according to a various number of branches according to the historical and geographic division of the following topics:
- Calligraphy of the ancient Eastern civilizations
- Calligraphy of the Far East civilization
- Calligraphy of the Arab Islamic civilization
- Calligraphy of Africa
- Calligraphy of Latin America
The study of calligraphy in every period of civilization or geographic area includes the study of calligraphy in the framework of the following topics:
Origin and evolution, calligraphy patterns, mutual effects, calligraphy aestheticisms, inscription content, scientific terms in the field of calligraphy and writing, writing tools, symbols, modern techniques and the search within calligraphy content.
For further information visit the event's website at: www.bibalex.org/calligraphy2005/index.html