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Circle and Grid. History, Science and Design

Juan Acevedo and Inês Bénard speakers at the conference “Circle and Grid. History, Science and Design.

27 May 2024, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Circle and Grid.
History, Science and Design

Inês Bénard da Costa and Juan Acevedo will present “The Gulbenkian Tuḥfat al-Khāqān Manuscript: Lights and Shadows of a Mysterious Immigrant”

This conference is held in the context of the exhibition Power of the Word V, “A Gift for the Emperor: Circles of Knowledge” and puts into discussion its underlying centrepiece: the 19th-century Arabic manuscript of the Tuḥfat al-Khāqān, a stunning and enigmatic collection of encyclopaedic diagrams.

The object will be approached in a dual way: from a conceptual-historical angle and from a visual-graphic design aspect, by both academic specialists and contemporary designers and calligraphers.

The topics under discussion will be the relations between metaphysics and geometry, between esoteric and cosmological sciences, and the transfer of knowledge through Eurasian cultures, from Antiquity to modern times.

 

Taking place on Monday 27 May 2024, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal, this free event will be streamed online on the foundation’s website.

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