Islamic art
Calligraphic design is omnipresent in Islamic art, where, as in Europe in the Middle Ages, religious exhortations, including Qur'anic verses, may be included in secular objects, especially coins, tiles and metalwork, and most painted miniatures include some script, as do many buildings. Use of Islamic calligraphy in architecture extended significantly outside of Islamic territories; one notable example is the use of Chinese calligraphy of Arabic verses from the Qur'an in the Great Mosque of Xi'an. Other inscriptions include verses of poetry, and inscriptions recording ownership or donation. Two of the main scripts involved are the symbolic "kufic" and "naskh" scripts, which can be found adorning and enhancing the visual appeal of the walls and domes of buildings, the sides of minbars, and metalwork. Islamic calligraphy in the form of painting or sculptures are sometimes referred to as "quranic art".
Chinese calligraphy
The Clerical script (traditional Chinese: 隸書; simplified Chinese: 隶书; pinyin: "lìshū") is an archaic style of Chinese calligraphy. The clerical script began during Han dynasty and has lasted up to the present. The clerical script is considered as a form of modern script even though it was replaced by the standard script by very early date. It was all because the graphic forms written in mature clerical script closely resemble those written in standard script.The clerical script is still used for artistic flavor in a variety of functional applications because of its high legibility of reading.