Kufic script played an important and effective role in the decoration of many buildings and applied arts in eastern islamic world in general and in Central Asia specially, that because it was suitable for the decorative purposes specially in the heads of Arabic letters which were flexible in decoration, thus this script was matching any sureface.
The studies which dealt with Kufic script on buildings at that area were very few and concentrated on the study of this script on a separate building or on the buildings of a city or making a survey of the monumental inscriptions on early buildings in Iran and Central Asia, so the study of Kufic script on the building of Central Asia and its arise &development was very important as well as understanding the contributions of the artists in the development of its styles at that area.
The study aims at the following points:
- following the stages of the development of Kufic script on the building of Central Asia, the arise of each stage and the extent of development?
- Making a compression of the development of the script and its likes on the applied arts at the same area, showing the similarities and differences between them.
- Showing which was earlier in the appearance of kufic script Iran or Central Asia.
- Concerning the most important Kufic script excuted on the buildings of Central Asia, they varied between simplified Kufic which appeared at this area through a foundation inscription on the minaret of prince Abu l‘abass Mamoun ibn Khorezm Shah at Urgansh dated 401A.H / 1010-1011.A.D.
Among the styles of Kufic script was foliated Kufic which represented the second stage of development in Central Asia , while floriated Kufic was earlier than others where it appeared through themausoleum of Arab Atta at the village of Tim near Zarafshan dated 367 A.H / 977 A.D .
Regarding plated Kufic and Kufic with floral background, they appeared in fifth A.H century "eleventh A.D century" while the squre geometrical Kufic appeared in Central Asia later than Iran.
Through the study : we can say that , the early appearance of Kufic script on the buildings of Central Asia date back to the beginnings of fifth A.H " 11 A.D " , that according to what we had from the remained architectural buildings at this area .
In addition, the study confirmed that the foliated Kufic was earlier a century than Central Asia, that can be proved by the inscriptions of Masjid- I -Jāmi‘of Nāyīn, datable about 288A.H. / 900A.D.
At last, the study showed the ability of the artist in Central Asia in using Kufic script that can be proved by the use of more than one type in excuting the same inscription for example: the coffin of Abū Mansūr NasserAl-Dawlah Subuktegin in Ghazna :" 387 A.H /997 A.D, " the ribbatMalak " 460 - 472 A.H /1068 - 1080 A.D " and the mosque of Mastouryan " Shir - Kabir " in Merv " 597 A.H/ 1200 A.D" .
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