Relating to or denoting an angular, geometric style of Arabic script used especially in early Islamic manuscripts and architectural inscriptions.
From 'Kufa,' a city in Iraq where this script style developed. Also spelled 'Kufic.' The style emerged in the 7th-8th centuries and is named after its origin city.
Cufic script is almost like the architecture of writing itself—its blocky, angular shapes were so geometric they could be carved into stone or woven into tiles, making it perfect for decorating mosques and palaces across the Islamic world!
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