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Pseudo-Kufic, or Kufesque, also sometimes pseudo-Arabic, [1] is a style of decoration used during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, [2] consisting of imitations of the Arabic script, especially Kufic, made in a non-Arabic context: "Imitations of Arabic in European art are often described as pseudo-Kufic, borrowing the term for an Arabic script that emphasizes straight and angular strokes ...
The Kufic script (Arabic: الخط الكوفي, romanized: al-khaṭṭ al-kūfī) is a style of Arabic script, that gained prominence early on as a preferred script for Quran transcription and architectural decoration, and it has since become a reference and an archetype for a number of other Arabic scripts.
Hispano-Moresque ware is a style of initially Islamic pottery created in Al-Andalus ... Pseudo-Kufic script is used, as well as inscriptions in proper Arabic. The ...
Contemporary calligraphy using this style is also popular in modern decorations. Decorative Kufic inscriptions are often imitated into pseudo-kufics in Middle age and Renaissance Europe. Pseudo-kufics is especially common in Renaissance depictions of people from the Holy Land. The exact reason for the incorporation of pseudo-Kufic is unclear.
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The later vermiculated style and pseudo-Kufic borders are two examples of such influence. [7] Some of the early Limoges enamel pieces display a band in pseudo-Kufic script, which "was a recurrent ornamental feature in Limoges and had long been adopted in Aquitaine". [8]
In Giotto's The Crucifixion (1304-1312/1313), soldiers wear tunics inscribed with pseudo-Mongol bands. [1] In Giotto's Madonna and Child (1320–1330), the Virgin Mary's robe is decorated with a hem in a mix of Arabic and Mongol script. [1] Giotto again used the Mongolian script in the Scrovegni Chapel. [5]
Jar with Pseudo-Kufic Lettering (imitation Arabic style lettering) adorning the outside. The Muslim occupation of Spain allowed for great influence of art, including ceramic decorations. Manufactured in Paterna, Spain in the 14th century. Located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the Medical Art collection.