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Single-sheet specimen in tawqī' signed by 'Abd Allah b. Mahmud al-Sayrafi, dated in Rabi'I, 714
Description: Single-sheet specimen in tawqī' signed by 'Abd Allah b. Mahmud al-Sayrafi,...
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Creator name'Abd Allah b. Mahmud al-Sayrafi
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1314
Creation date (description)Dated in Rab'I 714 (15 June – 13 July 1314)
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions50.5 x 38.3 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH. 2310, fol. 88a
SubjectsCalligraphy, PersianIslamic decoration and ornamentScript type
RightsUnknown
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David J. Roxburgh
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright​© 2005 by Yale University
Subjects: Islamic calligraphy in artIslamic decoration and ornamentCourts and courtiers in artScript typeHuman figure in art