Khatt-e-Sadequain [English]

This book titled Khatt-e-Sadequain by Ustad Gauhar Qalam is the first landmark book of its kind about Sadequain which defines Sadequain's calligraphy in terms of academic and scientific terms in the same manner as Ibn Maqla defined Arabic calligraphy of his time thousand years ago. It presents a collection of Gauhar Qalam's calligraphies in which he first establishes precise units of measurements of Khatt-e-Sadequain's letters and words and then demonstrates in his own inscriptions dozen's of examples how to implement calligraphic scripts following the rules he has established. In addition, this book also includes a rich collection of Sadequain's original calligraphies which complement Ustad Gauhar Qalam's works.

Sadequain was one of the finest painters and calligraphers from Pakistan. In this beautiful coffee table book, master calligrapher, Khurshid Alam Gauher Qalam breaks down the rules and principles of Sadequain’s calligraphy.