Les calligraphes et les miniaturistes de l'Orient musulman
A 1908 Paris study by the orientalist Clément Huart, published by E. Leroux, on Muslim calligraphers and miniaturists of the Islamic East. The pictures are isolated Arabic letterforms drawn in bold black strokes on plain cream paper, with figures labelled beneath, showing how individual letters are shaped and joined. A designer could take from them the swelling curves, tapered tails and dramatic stroke contrast of Arabic script as a source for lettering and logotype work.
