If you are referring to Chinese Calligraphy, it is called 书法 shu(1) fa(3) in Mandarin.
To the best of my knowledge, Arabic calligraphy became a popular art form because idolatry is strictly forbidden in Islamic culture. This coming from my AP Art history course, calligraphy and architecture are the main forms of Islamic art. Although, Arabic calligraphy was not non-existent before Islam, I don't think it was a popular form of art until it was used for religious purposes.
The advantage of using calligraphy pens is the smooth style of writing which is often considered neater than traditional pens. Calligraphy is a popular activity.
Calligraphy back then was like printers to us. Calligraphy needed to be almost, if not completely, perfect. It was used to copy books back then. Since the invention of the printing press and more advanced printers, calligraphy became less and less useful, and eventually has almost died out. It is still used in parts of the world today, but is not a prominent as it used to.
It is Kufi calligraphy or Naqsh Kari.
At one time Bibles were copied by hand. Monks became experts in calligraphy. The Book of Kells gives an example of excellent calligraphy. People enjoy looking at it for its artwork.
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Facebook became popular in 2004
Calligraphy simply means beautiful writing and if you go on Google.com and type in calligraphy or even calligraphy alphabet it will come up with three pictures and a lot of written responds.
she became popular in 1980
The teddy bear became popular in about the 1700's. They weren't popular till then.
Calligraphy is the front used like 'Times New Roman' Which is what i am typeing in