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{{Short description|Written work arranged in a way that creates a visual image}} {{Short description|Written work arranged in a way that creates a visual image}}
{{About|the type of artwork|the collection of poems by Guillaume Apollinaire|Calligrammes|"Calligrams", the NYRB book series on China|New York Review Books}} {{About|the type of artwork|the collection of poems by Guillaume Apollinaire|Calligrammes|"Calligrams", the NYRB book series on China|New York Review Books}}
] describing and visually representing his lover. Parts of the face's image (such as the hat, eye, nose, mouth, neck) each use words associated specifically with that part.]] ] describing and visually representing his lover. Parts of the face's image (such as the hat, eye, nose, mouth, neck) each use words associated specifically with that part.]]


A '''calligram''' is a set of words arranged in such a way that it forms a thematically related image. It can be a poem, a phrase, a portion of ], or a single word; the visual arrangement can rely on certain use of the ], ] or ], for instance along non-parallel and curved text lines, or in shaped paragraphs. The image created by the words illustrates the text by expressing visually what it says, or something closely associated; it can also, on purpose, show something contradictory with the text or otherwise be misleading, or can contribute additional thoughts and meanings to the text. A '''calligram''' is a set of words arranged in such a way that it forms a thematically related image. It can be a poem, a phrase, a portion of ], or a single word; the visual arrangement can rely on certain use of the ], ] or ], for instance along non-parallel and curved text lines, or in shaped paragraphs. The image created by the words illustrates the text by expressing visually what it says, or something closely associated; it can also, on purpose, show something contradictory with the text or otherwise be misleading, or can contribute additional thoughts and meanings to the text.


==Writers== ==Writers==
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] wrote a book of Spanish-language calligrams entitled Li-Po y otros poemas<ref>{{Cite web |title=Li-Po y otros poemas |url=http://www.tablada.unam.mx/poesia/lipo/index.htm |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=www.tablada.unam.mx}}</ref>''.'' ] wrote a book of Spanish-language calligrams entitled Li-Po y otros poemas<ref>{{Cite web |title=Li-Po y otros poemas |url=http://www.tablada.unam.mx/poesia/lipo/index.htm |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=www.tablada.unam.mx}}</ref>''.''



== Gallery == == Gallery ==
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File:Shiite Calligraphy symbolising Ali as Tiger of God.svg|Calligram of a tiger in ] File:Shiite Calligraphy symbolising Ali as Tiger of God.svg|Calligram of a tiger in ]
File:Ioane sineli, klemaqsi (snake).svg|Calligram of a snake in ] File:Ioane sineli, klemaqsi (snake).svg|Calligram of a snake in ]
File:Guillaume Apollinaire Calligramme.JPG|Calligram about the Eiffel Tower by ] File:Guillaume Apollinaire Calligramme.JPG|Calligram about the Eiffel Tower by ]
File:El Cal·ligrama més gran del món (26517405610).jpg|Biggest calligram in the world, part of the permanent exhibition of the ]. File:El Cal·ligrama més gran del món (26517405610).jpg|Biggest calligram in the world, part of the permanent exhibition of the ]
File:OperaIntera.jpg| "Biblical Cosmography", the largest calligram in the world. It was made by italian artist Gianluca Bosi, who wrote all the Bible in latin on papyrus (930x150 cm) to form the image of a dome, symbolizing the heavenly Jerusalem
File:Poire typo..JPG|In 1834 a French court ordered the satiric newspaper ''[[Le Ch
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==See also== ==See also==

Latest revision as of 18:52, 5 December 2024

Written work arranged in a way that creates a visual image This article is about the type of artwork. For the collection of poems by Guillaume Apollinaire, see Calligrammes. For "Calligrams", the NYRB book series on China, see New York Review Books.
Calligram in French by Guillaume Apollinaire describing and visually representing his lover. Parts of the face's image (such as the hat, eye, nose, mouth, neck) each use words associated specifically with that part.

A calligram is a set of words arranged in such a way that it forms a thematically related image. It can be a poem, a phrase, a portion of scripture, or a single word; the visual arrangement can rely on certain use of the typeface, calligraphy or handwriting, for instance along non-parallel and curved text lines, or in shaped paragraphs. The image created by the words illustrates the text by expressing visually what it says, or something closely associated; it can also, on purpose, show something contradictory with the text or otherwise be misleading, or can contribute additional thoughts and meanings to the text.

Writers

Guillaume Apollinaire was a famous calligram writer and author of a book of poems called Calligrammes.

José Juan Tablada wrote a book of Spanish-language calligrams entitled Li-Po y otros poemas.


Gallery

  • Calligram of a tiger in Arabic script Calligram of a tiger in Arabic script
  • Calligram of a snake in Georgian script Calligram of a snake in Georgian script
  • Calligram about the Eiffel Tower by Guillaume Apollinaire Calligram about the Eiffel Tower by Guillaume Apollinaire
  • Biggest calligram in the world, part of the permanent exhibition of the Valencian Museum of Ethnology Biggest calligram in the world, part of the permanent exhibition of the Valencian Museum of Ethnology
  • "Biblical Cosmography", the largest calligram in the world. It was made by italian artist Gianluca Bosi, who wrote all the Bible in latin on papyrus (930x150 cm) to form the image of a dome, symbolizing the heavenly Jerusalem "Biblical Cosmography", the largest calligram in the world. It was made by italian artist Gianluca Bosi, who wrote all the Bible in latin on papyrus (930x150 cm) to form the image of a dome, symbolizing the heavenly Jerusalem

See also

References

Citations

  1. "Li-Po y otros poemas". www.tablada.unam.mx. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

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