Arabic Calligraphy: Naskh Script for Beginners

This is a very good and beautiful book to introduce Arabic Calligraphy to the masses. Each letter is a piece of art. Each letter has a message and structure which can be easily and logically understood, but never copied.

This was a very good product and helped me and my kids understand what Arabic calligraphy is and how it works. We are a fan of calligraphy, and when we found this product, we were very interested. It came in perfect packaging, and the book gave us in-depth knowledge about Arabic letters and the dimensions of how large or small they should be, as well as the strokes of the pen while writing the letter. In the end we learnt a lot, and I think this was a great product. Definitely recommend!

im a beginner in arabic script. this book provides a good introduction to letter proprtions and shapes in the stand-alone letters section. however the comined-letters section is not as useful due to the vast number of permutations, but shows some lovely words which can be copied for practice. i recommend for beginners like me.

brilliant I have bought another book admittedly on a different style of arabic calligraphy, never the less this book has taught me a lot. Very simple yet very useful.

Excellent guide, very clear. The only thing I wish were included is practice on the smaller versions of the letters (the ones that go inside the word) since the book deals only with unattached/large letters (that go independently or at the end). Nice practice sheets at the end.

I am a beginner in calligraphy, this book is very useful as it tells you how to make the strokes and all. I would love it if there are more variety of scripts book like this for beginners. This book is useful for those who know the Arabic script, can read and write despite not speaking or knowing the meaning of the Arabic text you've read (common with those who read the Holy Quran in arabic but with translation of course in their respective languages). Amazing book. I really found it useful. Loved it!

It's a little short on advice - good on how to do individual letters but lacking on joining words etc. Not a beginner guide I expected - it is quite brief.

Beautiful book with easy to follow guidance

It is an excellent resource for students trying to learn Naskh Calligraphy at a beginner level.

Superb

Es war ein Geschenk an meine Schwester und das einzige Kalligraphiebuch, welches ich zum arabischen Alphabet gefunden haben. Ihr gefällt es ebenfalls sehr gut, da sie die Buchstaben nachfahren kann und es genau beschrieben wird (aber auf englisch)

初めてのテキストとしてはこんなものかとも思います。が、すぐに、もう少し上のレベルのテキストが必要です。そういうものを最初に見つければ良かったかな（それが見つからなかったのだが）と思います。英語で書かれていますが図解ですから誰でも使えます。

The book is an excellent guide in English language to get started with the first approach to Arabic Calligraphy. It was produced in 2002 by the British Museum of London but is still current. Although it offers a limited series of themes related to Arabic calligraphy, it only introduces the Naskh style, which is the most widespread calligraphic style in the world. Being a museum guide, it deals only with technical issues and can be considered a good source of introductory tutorials. In 30 pages he manages to give a fairly effective vision of what Naskh style means in Arabic calligraphy. Read with interest..