Comments on: Arabic language: “Tasmeem” computer script uses the secrets of calligraphy http://camelsnose.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/arabic-language-tasmeen-computer-script-uses-the-secrets-of-calligraphy/ The Nose of the Camel in the Tent Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:49:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: hannah http://camelsnose.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/arabic-language-tasmeen-computer-script-uses-the-secrets-of-calligraphy/#comment-6500 hannah Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:11:36 +0000 http://camelsnose.wordpress.com/?p=703#comment-6500 The word potato derives from native American languages (a compound of the Taino batata (sweet potato) and the Quechua papa (potato)) The word potato derives from native American languages (a compound of the Taino batata (sweet potato) and the Quechua papa (potato))

]]> By: Nijma http://camelsnose.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/arabic-language-tasmeen-computer-script-uses-the-secrets-of-calligraphy/#comment-5725 Nijma Fri, 16 May 2008 00:32:01 +0000 http://camelsnose.wordpress.com/?p=703#comment-5725 What a beautiful script. Thanks to both of you for the intriguing links. I lost myself following them as far as the Arabic graffiti blog--wonder how those Lebanese street artists are managing with militias in the streets these days. What a beautiful script.

Thanks to both of you for the intriguing links. I lost myself following them as far as the Arabic graffiti blog–wonder how those Lebanese street artists are managing with militias in the streets these days.

]]> By: Thomas Milo http://camelsnose.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/arabic-language-tasmeen-computer-script-uses-the-secrets-of-calligraphy/#comment-5719 Thomas Milo Thu, 15 May 2008 20:42:22 +0000 http://camelsnose.wordpress.com/?p=703#comment-5719 Howdy. Also glad you liked the article about Tasmeem. BTW, Tasmeem is not a font but typesetting technology that can handle all kind of Arabic, not just the simplified variety. To call that calligraphy is just a bad translation of the Arabic term KHATT, which simply means "line" (e.g., of text, but also airline is KHATT JAWI). The best English term for the kind of script Tasmeem can handle would be calligraphy but "text manufacture": a 17th century Italian scholar reports that there were 80.000 copyists in Istanbul. This number may be widely off the mark, but it suggests it text manufacture was an industry rather than an art. If you are interested in more aspects of Tasmeem, consider taking a peep here: http://www.typeoff.de/?p=282 http://29letters.wordpress.com/2007/01/15/arabic-calligraphy-written-by-hand-or-type-set-on-the-computer/ BTW, I love Language Hat. Here are some contributions by me: http://www.languagehat.com/archives/001419.php t Howdy. Also glad you liked the article about Tasmeem. BTW, Tasmeem is not a font but typesetting technology that can handle all kind of Arabic, not just the simplified variety. To call that calligraphy is just a bad translation of the Arabic term KHATT, which simply means “line” (e.g., of text, but also airline is KHATT JAWI). The best English term for the kind of script Tasmeem can handle would be calligraphy but “text manufacture”: a 17th century Italian scholar reports that there were 80.000 copyists in Istanbul. This number may be widely off the mark, but it suggests it text manufacture was an industry rather than an art. If you are interested in more aspects of Tasmeem, consider taking a peep here:
http://www.typeoff.de/?p=282
http://29letters.wordpress.com/2007/01/15/arabic-calligraphy-written-by-hand-or-type-set-on-the-computer/

BTW, I love Language Hat. Here are some contributions by me:
http://www.languagehat.com/archives/001419.php

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]]> By: language hat http://camelsnose.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/arabic-language-tasmeen-computer-script-uses-the-secrets-of-calligraphy/#comment-5679 language hat Sat, 03 May 2008 19:46:45 +0000 http://camelsnose.wordpress.com/?p=703#comment-5679 Glad you liked it! I've written a fair amount about Arabic (put the word into the search box in the right margin to get a list of posts); <a href="http://www.languagehat.com/archives/002005.php" rel="nofollow">here</a>'s a post about Arabic loanwords in Spanish. Glad you liked it! I’ve written a fair amount about Arabic (put the word into the search box in the right margin to get a list of posts); here’s a post about Arabic loanwords in Spanish.

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