Stories of Abjad

A deep and visual dive into the formative period of the Arabic script, its alphanumeric nature and the anatomy of the Kufi letters.



Designed as a companion to my limited edition Book of Abjad, this monograph is an open edition that reproduces all of the artwork, explains the different systems for organising the Abjad and the symbolism derived from them, and tells the story of each individual letter along with showing a range of designs for each.

96 pages, full colour, 21x21 cm, perfect-bound.

Contents:

1. Introduction
2. The Abjad Order
3. The Formal Order
4. The Phonetic Order
5. The Cosmology of Abjad
6. THE LETTERS (1 spread per letter, plus Lamalif)
7. Appendix: Ihmāl and the story of Kāf
8. Origin of the sample scripts
9. References
10. Endnotes