Michi BundschererAug 16, 2023
I have a #historical text from 1800 in which an old #Arabic #script with the Latin name "Carmatica" is mentioned.
Does anyone know what typeface this could be?
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@typolis
The #Arabic #script ”Carmatica“ is possibly a script used by the Qarmatians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qarmatians
(»The word "Qarmatian" can also refer to a type of Arabic script.« Josef W. Meri (2005). Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-135-45596-5.)
Qarmatians - Wikipedia

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@typolis
The Qarmatian/Karmatian #script characterized by its angular appearance, has survived only from the leaves of a single manuscript. It is possibly designed for a particular edition of the #Qur'an to emphasize the importance or wealth of the patron. The term Qarmatian has little meaning today.

The Qarmatites or Karmatites were a messianic and radical Shiite group of the 9th-11th centuries, considered Ismailis, traced back to Hamdān Qarmat ibn al-Aschʿath.

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