2007-08-27



Mais do que o fim da imprensa, o fim da caligrafia? Segundo a Wired ainda há pelo menos um jornal na Índia a ser inteiramente produzido à mão - "the handcrafted The Musalman daily newspaper... Urdu is sweeter when written by hand".
Here in the shadow of the Wallajah Mosque, a team of six puts out this hand-penned paper. Four of them are katibs -- writers dedicated to the ancient art of Urdu calligraphy. It takes three hours using a pen, ink and ruler to transform a sheet of paper into news and art.

Visto originalmente na mailing list da Fontzone:
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2007/07/last_calligraphers


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