Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Thuluth calligraphy: How Widely Used on Weapons and Regional Application

fearn · 18th July 2010, 08:07 PM

Hi Jim,

Since I'm just learning about this, does the thuluth name cover the shape of the characters or the method of etching? Or both? To me, it looks like the figure and ground are effectively reversed from "normal" weapon etching. "Normally," characters are incised in blades, and if etched, the etcher coats the weapon with wax (or similar) and scratches the characters in the wax. Here it looks reversed, in that the figures appear to be written in crayon (okay, written with wax) and the blade is etched around them.

Can you help me understand a bit better?

Best,

F

18th July 2010, 08:07 PM	#5
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Hi Jim, Since I'm just learning about this, does the thuluth name cover the shape of the characters or the method of etching? Or both? To me, it looks like the figure and ground are effectively reversed from "normal" weapon etching. "Normally," characters are incised in blades, and if etched, the etcher coats the weapon with wax (or similar) and scratches the characters in the wax. Here it looks reversed, in that the figures appear to be written in crayon (okay, written with wax) and the blade is etched around them. Can you help me understand a bit better? Best, F