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Originally Posted by Kubur
Kufic is a style
Cursive is not a style.
I think you mean nashki and thuluth
Kufic is not Ottoman, it's very old around 9th c.
Marius could you send a better picture of your text? I think you have a date on your knife...
Regards,
Kubur
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Salaams Kubur ...You are right. Serves me right for trying to short circuit the definition... Perhaps readers will look at
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/islamic_calligraphy/ for a ballanced fuller look at the styles... I think the date is over on the left side of the picture...
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.