These beautiful examples of calligraphy are part of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy. An exhibition started in St. Petersburg, 2008 by MVK (International Exhibition Company) aiming to, "reveal the cultural and educational value of calligraphy pursuing a personality intellectual development".
Last year saw a second exhibition held in Moscow and this year (September 10-12th, 2010) it will be showcased in Velikiy Novgorod - quite a symbolic venue for Russian calligraphy.
"The chronicled history of Velikiy Novgorod dates back to the origin of Old Rus. The script culture arose with arrival of Christianity. Novgorod Psalter is the oldest book of Rus’. It is a tiny script book consisting of bound wooden tablets created between old 900’s and early 1000’s. It was Veliky Novgorod where the birchbark manuscripts (the written records of XI-XV centuries) testifying to the high literacy of the Novgorod population were found."
The exhibition organisers are then hoping to initiate the International Exhibition of Calligraphy in all the major cities of the world starting with Paris, New York and Jerusalem. Fingers crossed it will make it to the UK at some point.
Images copyright the International Exhibition of Calligraphy.
Via Ephemera Assemblyman.
I hope it does make it to UK - it looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so beautiful, it makes me want to pack and head for Paris straight away!
ReplyDeleteTrès bon choix j'adore ces illustrations.
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Fascinating one ! Great efforts. It is making me to scan all these calligraphy. I think its too long when I get to know about it. I missed all this :(. Hopefully, I will be able to see it next time. I am going to Paris again in the first week of June.
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