Contact information
Name:
Diane Windham Shaw
Phone:
610-330-5148
Email:
shawd@lafayette.edu
When:
Thursday, October 12, 2017 - 4:15pm - 5:30pm
Where:
Gendebien Room, Skillman Library
Presenter:
Elinor Aishah Holland
Price:
Free and open to the public
Calligrapher Elinor Aishah Holland will offer an illustrated presentation on this traditional art form in Islamic culture and essential part of a civilization that exists from Morocco to Indonesia. The beauty of Arabic letterforms will be highlighted, along with styles and developments, as well as methods and materials, with an emphasis on the great Ottoman tradition.
Sponsored by:
Skillman Library, Friends of Skillman Library, Tapestries Series