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One artist partially burned examples of this art form and placed them in glass vases in the “Memory Triptych.” This art form lies in the corners of a work in which lines radiate out from a black dot that lies in a reddish-brown shape, which references the death (-5[1])of the (15[1])artist’s father. The Last Sound, which uses this art form, belongs to an art movement inspired by it that emerged at the Gordon Memorial School. Giotto’s Madonna and Child exemplifies a “pseudo-” kind (15[1])of this art form, whose real types include (15[1])(*) thuluth and reqā.’ This art form, which often decorated the edges of robes is shown on eight giant, black medallions in Turkey. A qalam is used for (10[1])the Kufic or Naskh styles of this art form, which flourished thanks to religious discouragement of depicting people. For 10 points, name this ink-based art form used for the Quran. ■END■

ANSWER: Islamic calligraphy [or Islamic writing or Islamic handwriting; accept Arabic calligraphy or Arabic writing or Arabic handwriting; accept khatt Arabi; prompt on calligraphy or handwriting]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Visual Fine Arts>
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