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Unfortunately, the Artstor link would not allow access. Hopefully this will be considered an acceptable substitute. :)

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Hiroshi Ohchi. Chicken Feed. 1954 | MoMA

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This calligraphic fragment includes two bayts (verses) on the woes of lovesickness. Initiated by praise to God, " al-ʻaziz" (the Glorified) and " al-rashid" (the Rightly Guided), the verses continue: "In that high place where the inhabitants of the skies / Wish to be the doorkeepers of your abode / What purpose to speak to you about my state / Since you yourself know the state of (my) heartsickness." Around the verses of poetry, a calligrapher has added a dedicatory inscription. He states that khatt (calligraphy) is bi nadir (incomparable) to all other forms of art and dedicates the calligraphy to Mir Safdar ʻAli. Although the diminutives of the calligrapher-that is, al-ʻabd (the servant) and al-mudhnib (the humble)-and his request for God's forgiveness for his sins remain, his name has been erased. Other parts of the fragment have been damaged and then repaired, suggesting that the name of the calligrapher may have been lost as a result. Mir Safdar ʻAli Khan (died 1930) was a ruler of the princely state of Hunza, in present-day northeastern Pakistan in 1886−92. When British forces invaded in December 1891, Mir Safdar ʻAli fled to Kashghar in China. Hunza became the northernmost frontier post of the British presence in India. It thus appears that this calligraphy was made for Mir Safdar ʻAli at the time of his tenure, in about 1890. If such a dating is accepted, then this piece bears witness to the continued existence and practice of nastaʻliq script in this part of India on the eve of British colonization.

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This calligraphic fragment includes two bayts (verses) on the woes of lovesickness. Initiated by praise to God, "al-ʻaziz" (the Glorified) and "al-rashid" (the Rightly Guided), the verses continue: "In that high place where the inhabitants of the skies / Wish to be the doorkeepers of your abode / What purpose to speak to you about my state / Since you yourself know the state of (my) heartsickness."

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Presented here is the oldest Armenian manuscript in the Bavarian State Library. It was written in 1278 by Archbishop Johannes, the brother of King Lewon III (also seen as Leon, 1270‒89) and abbot of the monastery in Grner in the kingdom of Cilician Armenia (which existed from 1080 to 1375). An artist named Basilius made the illuminations, and the binder was Arrakhel Hnasandentz, as is stated in a note in the book. The manuscript follows the usual pattern of Armenian texts of the four Gospels: the letter of Eusebius to Carpianus, decked out with tailpieces, is followed by the Canon tables (here unfortunately without the usual artistic embellishments); then come the texts of the four Gospels, each introduced by a table of contents of the chapters and a prologue, a picture of the Evangelist covering the whole of the left-hand page, and a richly decorated first page of the Gospel covering the right-hand page. At the bottom of the pages are found details relating to individual canons of Eusebius, a method which served to facilitate the subdivision of the Gospels prior to the introduction of chapters and verses. The translation of the Gospels into Armenian is amongst the oldest examples of Armenian literature, and was an achievement of the Armenian Golden Age of around 400 to 450. The miniatures in the manuscript were executed during the best period of Armenian illumination, which reached its peak in Cilician Armenia with the artist T'oros Roslin in the mid-13th century. Together with the library of Johann Jakob Fugger, this manuscript has been part of the library of the dukes of Bavaria and hence of today's Bavarian State Library since 1571.

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Presented here is the oldest Armenian manuscript in the Bavarian State Library. It was written in 1278 by Archbishop Johannes, the brother of King Lewon III (also seen as Leon, 1270‒89) and abbot of the monastery in Grner in the kingdom of Cilician Armenia (which existed from 1080 to 1375).

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meta-- books on books

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It represents both the fight against sexism and racism, along with anitfascism.

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created by an antifascist group in 2011 Berlin, Germany

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Because it is a sticker, it was intended to be seen by as many as possible and easily spread the message of anti-sexism and anti-racism.

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This was made in 2011, to further spread the message of the antifascist group. They were responsible for ending Europe's largest gathering of Nazis.

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We didn't know what the bottom text said, as it is in German, but upon translating it found that it meant "love who you want."

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It is a Japanese graphic design work which falls under the Pan-Asian umbrella. That follows and reinforces many design principles. The artist also wrote many books about graphic design and was the first art director of IDEA magazine.

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Katy's theme is women and/or calligraphy. Religion is pretty diverse in general as well as the ways it can be represented in design. This differs from typical religious art in that it falls in between text and pictorial description.

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This connects to the theme of product design and branding because it is advertising Budweiser for a large audience.

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Hiroshi Ohchi, (Artist), Japanese, born 1908

Miyoshi Printing Co., Tokyo, (Printer) created in 1954 in Japan.

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Mir Safdar
Around 1886-1899
Pakistan

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George Fisher Papers (Unprocessed)
George Fisher
April 4, 1971

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When first designed, this was intended for citizens to see as a poster. Around this period in time, Japan was still recovering from the bombings and ending of WW2. My best guess for what this poster was for is possibly to talk about food shortages or encouraging people to supply their own food via farming or raising animals. Now this piece lives in the MOMA

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It was a commissioned piece made for religious use praising to the "glorified and the rightly guided"

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The advertisement was made for Arkansas travelers in 1971. It also included an add for Budweiser beer.

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This piece was create about ten years after WW2, this led us to believe that this was created to reference to scarce food. In modern context it is being held on display at the MoMa.

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Mir Safdar as a ruler of the princely state of Hunza felt it was necessary to keep this religion alive while being conquered by the British.

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- Limitations in navigational technology
- Budweiser was founded in St. Louis which may have made it a primary sponsor

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-Was this a primary source of showing sponsorships at the time?
-Were they limited to the 3 colors they used or was this a design choice?
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1278 by Archbishop Johannes, kingdom of Cilician Armenia