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    Calligraphies of the Desert
    Calligraphies of the Desert
    Calligraphies of the Desert
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    Calligraphies of the Desert

    By Hassan Massoudy and Isabelle Massoudy

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    Celebrated master calligrapher Hassan Massoudy carries the desert within him. Through majestic, sweeping strokes, he depicts its breath-taking beauty and wonder. Massoudy draws inspiration from the words and wisdom of some of our greatest poets and writers – Rumi, Paul Bowles, Goethe, Baudelaire, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Khalil Gibran – who have lost themselves in the mysteries of the desert.
    Beautifully illustrated, Calligraphies of the Desert offers inspiration for meditation. Speaking to the senses, it is a treasure for travellers, poets and dreamers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSaqi Books
    Release dateSep 29, 2020
    ISBN9780863561825
    Calligraphies of the Desert
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    Hassan Massoudy

    Hassan Massoudy was born in Najaf, Iraq. He moved to France in 1969, where he studied at L'École des Beaux-Arts. His work has been exhibited throughout Europe and the Middle East, and is in the permanent collections of the British Museum and the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, among others. Nineteen books of his calligraphy have been published in France, where he lives.

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