Arabic Paleography
Description
Arabic scripts from the 9th to 20th centuries, using Christian Arabic manuscripts from Sinai and HMML’s collections.
![Arabic Paleography](https://hmmlschool.org/assets/img/school/ArabicHero.jpg)
![Basics](https://hmmlschool.org/assets/img/school/ArabicBasicsHero.jpg)
Basics
The origins and development of the Arabic writing system.
![9th-10th centuries](https://hmmlschool.org/assets/img/school/Arabic910Hero.jpg)
9th-10th centuries
Manuscripts from Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai, among the oldest to survive.
![11th-13th centuries](https://hmmlschool.org/assets/img/school/Arabic1113Hero.jpg)
11th-13th centuries
The development of a standard form of Naskh script.
![14th-16th centuries](https://hmmlschool.org/assets/img/school/Arabic1416Hero.jpg)
14th-16th centuries
Demonstrating variations in formality of script and position of letters.
![17th-18th centuries](https://hmmlschool.org/assets/img/school/Arabic1718Hero.jpg)
17th-18th centuries
More examples of variation and of more casual script-types used in colophons and notes.
![19th-20th centuries](https://hmmlschool.org/assets/img/school/Arabic1920Hero.jpg)
19th-20th centuries
A mix of informal and formal scripts, with many colophons and notes.