INTRODUCTION

 

The examples of calligraphy practice offered here do not display an advanced form of scribal art.  These are an amateur's efforts pursued as a devotional practice.  For a discussion about the possibilities of various crafts employed as spiritual exercises, see the text Silence:  Our Eye on Eternity in the essay section of the website, or use the link below.

 

Readers are cautioned that, in some of these antique texts and translations, the word "man," and male-gendered pronouns, are used to designate people in general, both male and female, a stylistic convention no longer acceptable in modern usage.

 

To view the exhibits, click on the name of a source given in the table below.  To return to this page in order to access additional sources, use your browser's "Back" arrow.  The exhibits can be printed for better viewing.

 

INTRODUCTION The examples of calligraphy practice offered here do not display an advanced form of scribal art. These are an amateur's efforts pursued as a devotional practice. For a discussion about the possibilities of various crafts employed as spiritual exercises, see the text Silence: Our Eye on Eternity in the essay section of the website, or use the link below. Readers are cautioned that, in some of these antique texts and translations, the word "man," and male-gendered pronouns, are used to designate people in general, both male and female, a stylistic convention no longer acceptable in modern usage. To view the exhibits, click on the name of a source given in the table below. To return to this page in order to access additional sources, use your browser's "Back" arrow. The exhibits can be printed for better viewing.