Arabian Nights Title Pg low res

Arabian Nights Title Pg low res
Originally uploaded by shellyinseattle

About a year ago, I did the title and author names for Open Design's Six Arabian Nights project.

This is a stretched out hand called, "Legend", which has the sense of drawn-out swoopiness you find in Arabic writing.

Compare this to the Carolingian from the last two posts, and you'll note both have squat, drawn out shapes to their letters. So you can see how this hand was developed from the older form.

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