Continuous text typefaces versus display typefaces in the Ottoman Empire

Ever since the first Arabic script printed book occurred in the Ottoman Empire (1729) the naskh style was established as a continuous text typeface. The persistent use of this style was often accompanied with the nasta’liq, ruq’ha and thuluth styles, and later kufic, which was used especially for headlines in the display type format. This presentation aims to illustrate the key characters and visual differences of the Ottoman Empire’s use of continuous text typefaces versus it's use of display typefaces.