more cursive flowing script‚ Naskhi‚ developed. The two styles were often used for contrast in architecture and decorative contexts. 0000 The Naskh Script Naskh‚ which means "copying‚" was developed in the 10th century‚ and refined into a fine art form in Turkey in the 16th century. Since then it became generally accepted for writing the Quran. Naskh is legible and clear and was adapted as the preferred style for typesetting and printing. It is a small script whose lines are thin and letter shapes
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The concept of a spherical Earth dates back to ancient Greek philosophy from around the 6th century BC‚ but remained a matter of philosophical speculation until the 3rd century BC when Hellenistic astronomy established the spherical shape of the earth as a physical given. The Hellenistic paradigm was gradually adopted throughout the Old World during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. A practical demonstration of Earth’s sphericity was achieved by Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano’s expedition’s
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Emma Allen To what extent are William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience a societal protest against the institutions of 18th century England? William Blake‚ born in the 18th century romantic period‚ was one of England’s most esteemed poets‚ as well as a recognised painter and printmaker. Two of Blake’s most famous collections are The Songs of Innocence and The Songs of Experience‚ many of his poems are written in pairs‚ one in each collection‚ offering similar themes yet differing perspectives
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two principal factors that are behind the events of 17th century Great Britain? The seventeenth century extends from the accession of the first Stuart king (James I and VI) in 1603 to the coronation of the third (Charles II) in 1660. Between these two reigns massive political and social events took place that bridge the gap between the Tudor “tyranny by consent” of the sixteenth century and the constitutional monarchy of the eighteenth century. Yet‚ all these events had not occurred if it were
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What does Byzantine style influence on Santa Maria Assunta Church in Venice? Byzantine architecture is the Later Roman architecture Empire. The mosaic form date back to the 11th century with their strong Byzantine influence that is one of the best mosaics in the Northern Italy -a building with a basilica design divided by Greek marble columns-. Mosaics of the Last judgment were kind of mosaics that were one of the best examples of
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[Latest] WORKSCHEDULE for AUP (A) (B) and HUM A1 N1 AUGUST 2013 WK DATE ACTIVITY ========================================================================= 1 19.08.13 Introduction to ART 105 Introduction to Term Paper Assignment 1: Main Art Styles: Photocopy Materials 1 20.08.13 STUDIO: Introduction to Studio Assignment 1: Make 2 Samples of Impressionist Art ========================================================================= 2 26.08.13 STUDIO: Hand in Assignment 1: Impressionist
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Let’s move on to history part. firstly‚ I want to share about origin word of laughter Laughter came from greek ‘‘hele’’ and hele indicates health. It is very interesting‚ maybe ancestors recognised that laughter deeply related with health. Last four century we have been using laughter as a medicine. In Haven’t you laughed at all? Yes even I don’t laugh many times. According to one research‚ the average child laughs 300 to 500 times a day On the other hand adults usually laugh fifteen times for a day
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In the 18th and 19th centuries many children worked in various jobs‚ most of which were dangerous and demanding. Nowadays laws have been put in place to stop this; however‚ it was not easy to change the laws surrounding children’s working conditions. One group felt strongly that the environment was too hazardous for children and yet the other disagreed. This lead to facts being exaggerated as to fit one side’s point of view and therefore sources can be biased or unreliable. It is hard to tell whether
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Performing Arts Performing arts are art forms in which artists use their body or voice to convey artistic expression—as opposed to plastic arts‚ in which artists use clay‚ metal‚ paint‚ and other materials to create physical art objects. The first recorded use of the term performing arts was in 1711. OVERVIEW OF THE TOPICS: 1 Types of performing arts • 1.1 Theatre • 1.2 Dance • 1.3 Music 2 History of Western performing arts • 2.1 Renaissance • 2.2 Modern era
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did African slavery expand so rapidly in the late 17th century? Over one-half of all the immigrants to the New World between 1500 and 1800 were Africans‚ virtually all of them sent to the Americas against their will. African society was portrayed as primitive and uncivilized. Africans were kept as slaves in Africa because of criminal behavior‚ unpaid debts‚ or from being captured in wars. Africans began to sell slaves as early as the eighth century to traders from the Mediterranean and later to
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