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Single-sheet specimen in tawqī' signed by 'Abd Allah b. Mahmud al-Sayrafi, dated in Rabi'I, 714

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TitleSingle-sheet specimen in tawqī' signed by 'Abd Allah b. Mahmud al-Sayrafi, dated in Rabi'I, 714
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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Description: The Persian Album, 1400–1600
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WITH THESE words Dawlatshah Samarqandi introduces the Timurid prince Baysunghur’s attempt to gather the complete poetry of Amir Khusraw (1253–1325), a poet born in India and renowned for his stunning literary abilities and elegance as a courtier. Despite the considerable resources available...
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Description: Last page of an exercise in tawqī' by Mubarakshah b. 'Abd Allah
Last page of an exercise in tawqī' by Mubarakshah b. 'Abd Allah
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nameMubarakshah b. 'Abd Allah
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions50.5 x 38.3 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2310, fol. 21b
Last page of an exercise in tawqī'...
Last page of an exercise in tawqī' by Mubarakshah b. 'Abd Allah
Description: Detail of palmette also showing the construction of the album page
Detail of palmette also showing the construction of the album page
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nameMubarakshah b. 'Abd Allah
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2310, fol. 21b
Detail of palmette also showing the...
Detail of palmette also showing the construction of the album page
Description: Last page of an exercise in thuluth, naskh, and tawqī' by Argun al-Kamili dated...
Last page of an exercise in thuluth, naskh, and tawqī' by Argun al-Kamili dated 743
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nameArghun al-Kamili
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1342– 1343
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions50.5 x 38.3 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH. 2310, fol. 45b
Last page of an exercise in thuluth,...
Last page of an exercise in thuluth, naskh, and tawqī' by Argun al-Kamili dated 743
Description: Specimen in tawqī' signed by Aghun al-Kamili, dated in 737
Specimen in tawqī' signed by Aghun al-Kamili, dated in 737
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nameArghun al-Kamili
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1336 – 1337
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions50.5 x 38.3 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2310, fol. 18a
Specimen in tawqī' signed by Aghun...
Specimen in tawqī' signed by Aghun al-Kamili, dated in 737
Description: Page from a sequence in muḥaqqaq and naskh
Page from a sequence in muḥaqqaq and naskh
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions50.5 x 38.3 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2310, fol. 20a
Page from a sequence in muḥaqqaq...
Page from a sequence in muḥaqqaq and naskh
Description: Page from a thirty-part Qur'an in naskh and muḥaqqaq
Page from a thirty-part Qur'an in naskh and muḥaqqaq
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1400–1500
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions28.5 x 20.2 cm, folio
LocationNasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art
Accession numberAUR95
Page from a thirty-part Qur'an in naskh...
Page from a thirty-part Qur'an in naskh and muḥaqqaq
Description: Page from a Qur'an (heading to sura 30) illuminated by Muhammad b. Aybak b....
Page from a Qur'an (heading to sura 30) illuminated by Muhammad b. Aybak b. 'Abd-Allah
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nameMuhammad b. Aybak b. 'Abd-Allah;
Creator name (description)Possibly copied by Ahmad b. al-Suhrawardi in muhaqqaq and thuluth
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1306–1313
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, gold, and paper
Dimensions72 x 50 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberE.H.234, juz' 21
Page from a Qur'an (heading to sura 30)...
Page from a Qur'an (heading to sura 30) illuminated by Muhammad b. Aybak b. 'Abd-Allah
Description: Page of calligraphies written in different scripts, two signed by Ahmad and Hajji...
Page of calligraphies written in different scripts, two signed by Ahmad and Hajji Muhammad Bandgir
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Two signed by Ahmad and Hajji Muhammad Bandgir
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions68 x 50 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2152, fol. 15a
Page of calligraphies written in...
Page of calligraphies written in different scripts, two signed by Ahmad and Hajji Muhammad Bandgir
Description: Monumental Arabic inscription, "Praise be to God for his unity," in...
Monumental Arabic inscription, "Praise be to God for his unity," in thuluth variant
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions43.1 x 58.5 cm
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2152, fol. 17b
Monumental Arabic inscription, "Praise...
Monumental Arabic inscription, "Praise be to God for his unity," in thuluth variant
Description: Polychrome calligraphic design superimposing the name of 'Ali in Kufic
Polychrome calligraphic design superimposing the name of 'Ali in Kufic
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsOpaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions50.9 x 44 cm
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2152, fol. 9b
Polychrome calligraphic design...
Polychrome calligraphic design superimposing the name of 'Ali in Kufic
Description: Epigraphic design in thuluth done in the name of Khalil Sultan (r. 1405–9)
Epigraphic design in thuluth done in the name of Khalil Sultan (r. 1405–9)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Shaykh Muhammad b. al-Jahh al-Tughra'i
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions33.2 x 48.6 cm, written surface
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2152, fol. 20b
Epigraphic design in thuluth done in the...
Epigraphic design in thuluth done in the name of Khalil Sultan (r. 1405–9)
Description: First page of calligraphy by Yaqut al-Musta'simi written in thuluth and naskh from...
First page of calligraphy by Yaqut al-Musta'simi written in thuluth and naskh from Bahram Mirza's album of the six cursive scripts
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Calligraphy by Yaqut al-Musta'simi (Ottoman)
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1549
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions41.8 x 30.6 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberB.410, fol. 2b
First page of calligraphy by Yaqut...
First page of calligraphy by Yaqut al-Musta'simi written in thuluth and naskh from Bahram Mirza's album of the six cursive scripts
Description: Page of calligraphies written in different scripts; two specimens signed by al-Hajj...
Page of calligraphies written in different scripts; two specimens signed by al-Hajj Muhammad al-Musharriji and Jamal Muhammad al-Musharriji
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by al-Jahh Muhammad al-Musharriji and Jamal Muhammad al-Musharriji
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions48 x 36.4 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberB.411, fol. 130a
Page of calligraphies written in...
Page of calligraphies written in different scripts; two specimens signed by al-Hajj Muhammad al-Musharriji and Jamal Muhammad al-Musharriji
Description: Sheet of calligraphy in muhaqqaq an dnaskh with strips of Kufic, bannā'ī,...
Sheet of calligraphy in muhaqqaq an dnaskh with strips of Kufic, bannā'ī, and muhaqqaq
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1280–1400
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions48 x 36.4 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberB.411, fol. 5a
Sheet of calligraphy in muhaqqaq an...
Sheet of calligraphy in muhaqqaq an dnaskh with strips of Kufic, bannā'ī, and muhaqqaq
Description: Monumental epigraphic design in thuluth surrounded by smaller texts in thuluth and...
Monumental epigraphic design in thuluth surrounded by smaller texts in thuluth and naskh
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1400–1450
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions29 x 40.6 cm, sheet
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberB.411, fol. 90b
Monumental epigraphic design in thuluth...
Monumental epigraphic design in thuluth surrounded by smaller texts in thuluth and naskh
Description: Composite page of calligraphies, two signed by Nasr Allah al-Tabib
Composite page of calligraphies, two signed by Nasr Allah al-Tabib
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Two signed by Nasr Allah al-Tabib
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1330–1450
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions48 x 36.4 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberB.411, fol. 72a
Composite page of calligraphies, two...
Composite page of calligraphies, two signed by Nasr Allah al-Tabib
Description: Two calligraphies in naskh, riqā', and thuluth signed by Hajji Bandgir (dated...
Two calligraphies in naskh, riqā', and thuluth signed by Hajji Bandgir (dated 1381) and al-Hajj Muhammad al-Musharriji (1379–80)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Hajji Bandgir (dated 1381) and al-Jahh Muhammad al-Musharriji (1379–80)
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1379–1381
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions48 x 36.4 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberB.411, fol. 135a
Two calligraphies in naskh, riqā',...
Two calligraphies in naskh, riqā', and thuluth signed by Hajji Bandgir (dated 1381) and al-Hajj Muhammad al-Musharriji (1379–80)
Description: Page in an anthology made for Iskandar Sultan
Page in an anthology made for Iskandar Sultan
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1413
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, gold, and paper
Dimensions48 x 36.4 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberB.411, fol. 138a
Page in an anthology made for Iskandar...
Page in an anthology made for Iskandar Sultan
Description: Two monumental calligraphies in thuluth (top) and ghubār (bottom)
Two monumental calligraphies in thuluth (top) and ghubār (bottom)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1500–1563
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions14.1 x 20.6 cm, top; 14.7 x 20.6 cm, bottom
LocationIstanbul, Turkey University Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberF.1422, fol. 53b
Two monumental calligraphies in thuluth...
Two monumental calligraphies in thuluth (top) and ghubār (bottom)
Description: Page from the Baysunghur calligraphy album
Page from the Baysunghur calligraphy album
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions29.2 x 21.8 cm, inset
LocationIstanbul, Turkey University Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberF.1422, fol. 40a
Page from the Baysunghur calligraphy...
Page from the Baysunghur calligraphy album
Description: Collage of specimens in naskh, thuluth, and riqā', the center sheet signed by...
Collage of specimens in naskh, thuluth, and riqā', the center sheet signed by Arghun al-Kamili
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Center sheet signed by Arghun al-Kamili
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions29.4 x 19.1 cm, inset
LocationIstanbul, Turkey University Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberF.1422, fol. 44a
Collage of specimens in naskh, thuluth,...
Collage of specimens in naskh, thuluth, and riqā', the center sheet signed by Arghun al-Kamili
Description: Specimen of ta'līq dated 1418–19 and signed by al-'Abd al-Faqir al-Haqir...
Specimen of ta'līq dated 1418–19 and signed by al-'Abd al-Faqir al-Haqir al-Khafi
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by al-'Abd al-Faqir al-Haqir al-Khafi
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1418–1419
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions27 x 20.5 cm, inset
LocationIstanbul, Turkey University Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberF.1422, fol. 81b
Specimen of ta'līq dated...
Specimen of ta'līq dated 1418–19 and signed by al-'Abd al-Faqir al-Haqir al-Khafi
Description: Specimen in the six scripts signed by Muhammad Mu'min, dated in the last ten days of...
Specimen in the six scripts signed by Muhammad Mu'min, dated in the last ten days of Rabi' II 924
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Muhammad Mu'min
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1518
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions27.8 x 14 cm, written surface
LocationIstanbul, Turkey University Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberF.1422, fol. 56a
Specimen in the six scripts signed by...
Specimen in the six scripts signed by Muhammad Mu'min, dated in the last ten days of Rabi' II 924
Description: Three calligraphies in nasta'līq signed by Shah Mahmud al-Nishapuri
Three calligraphies in nasta'līq signed by Shah Mahmud al-Nishapuri
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Shah Mahmud al-Nishapuri
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1566
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsVarious materials
Dimensions46 x 34.4 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2161, fol. 91a
Three calligraphies in nasta'līq...
Three calligraphies in nasta'līq signed by Shah Mahmud al-Nishapuri
Description: Practice sheet (first of two pages) in several scripts signed by 'Abd Allah...
Practice sheet (first of two pages) in several scripts signed by 'Abd Allah al-Ziyaratgahi
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by 'Abd Allah al-Ziyaratgahi
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1470–1500
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions46 x 34.4 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2156, fol. 41b
Practice sheet (first of two pages) in...
Practice sheet (first of two pages) in several scripts signed by 'Abd Allah al-Ziyaratgahi
Description: Composite page with unsigned practice exercise and two qiṭa'
Composite page with unsigned practice exercise and two qiṭa'
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Shah Mahmud (al-Nishapuri)
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1545
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk on colored papers
Dimensions48.4 x 34.5 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 32b
Composite page with unsigned practice...
Composite page with unsigned practice exercise and two qiṭa'
Description: Sheet of calligraphy in nasta'līq, thuluth, riqā', and naskh combining...
Sheet of calligraphy in nasta'līq, thuluth, riqā', and naskh combining various texts
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Shaykh Mahmud
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1454
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions48.4 x 34.5 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 33a
Sheet of calligraphy in nasta'līq,...
Sheet of calligraphy in nasta'līq, thuluth, riqā', and naskh combining various texts
Description: Four calligraphies signed by Sultan Muhammad Nur
Four calligraphies signed by Sultan Muhammad Nur
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Sultan Muhammad Nur
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1545
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions48.4 x 34.5 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 83a
Four calligraphies signed by Sultan...
Four calligraphies signed by Sultan Muhammad Nur
Description: Three calligraphies, two signed by 'Ali
Three calligraphies, two signed by 'Ali
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Two signed by 'Ali
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions48.4 x 34.5 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 103a
Three calligraphies, two signed by 'Ali
Three calligraphies, two signed by 'Ali
Description: Composite page of "outlined" calligraphies with the signatures of Sultan...
Composite page of "outlined" calligraphies with the signatures of Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi, Mas'ud al-Kirmani, Yari Muzahhib, and 'Ali
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi, Mas'ud al-Kirmani, Yari Muzahhib, and 'Ali
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1500–1545
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions48.4 x 34.5 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 44a
Composite page of "outlined"...
Composite page of "outlined" calligraphies with the signatures of Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi, Mas'ud al-Kirmani, Yari Muzahhib, and 'Ali
Description: Composite page of calligraphies in nasta'līq, one example signed by Shah Mahmud...
Composite page of calligraphies in nasta'līq, one example signed by Shah Mahmud al-Nishapuri
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Shah Mahmud al-Nishapuri
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1545
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions33.3 x 22.2 cm, folio
LocationNationalbibliothek, Vienna
Accession numberCod. Mixt. 313, fol. 25
Composite page of calligraphies in...
Composite page of calligraphies in nasta'līq, one example signed by Shah Mahmud al-Nishapuri
Description: Composition of decoupage calligraphy signed by Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi and Mir Sa'id...
Composition of decoupage calligraphy signed by Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi and Mir Sa'id al-Haravi
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi and Mir Sa'id al-Haravi
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1493–1494
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsColored papers and gold
Dimensions48.4 x 34.5 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 52a
Composition of decoupage calligraphy...
Composition of decoupage calligraphy signed by Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi and Mir Sa'id al-Haravi
Description: Geometric composition assembled from strips of calligraphy
Geometric composition assembled from strips of calligraphy
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Principal caligraphy signed by Sultan Muhammad Khandan
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1500–1530
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk on colored papers
Dimensions48.4 x 34.5 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 68b
Geometric composition assembled from...
Geometric composition assembled from strips of calligraphy
Description: Composite page of calligraphies—center specimen signed by Sultan 'Ali...
Composite page of calligraphies—center specimen signed by Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi—framed in calligraphic and painted border showing two people and a decorative stenciled margin
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Center specimen signed by Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1566
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsVarious materials
Dimensions46 x 34.4 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2161, fol. 50a
Composite page of...
Composite page of calligraphies—center specimen signed by Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi—framed in calligraphic and painted border showing two people and a decorative stenciled margin
Description: Practice exercise in nasta'līq (second of two pages)
Practice exercise in nasta'līq (second of two pages)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions48.4 x 34.5 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 48a
Practice exercise in nasta'līq...
Practice exercise in nasta'līq (second of two pages)
Description: Painting with calligraphy and framing borders
Painting with calligraphy and framing borders
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1520–1530
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions47.6 x 34 cm, folio
LocationIstanbul, Turkey University Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberF.1422, fol. 17a
Painting with calligraphy and framing...
Painting with calligraphy and framing borders
Description: Page of calligraphies and illuminated headpiece
Page of calligraphies and illuminated headpiece
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1563
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions47.6 x 34 cm, folio
LocationIstanbul, Turkey University Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberF.1422, fol. 38b
Page of calligraphies and illuminated...
Page of calligraphies and illuminated headpiece
Description: Page of calligraphies in nasta'līq with border possibly by Muzaffar 'Ali
Page of calligraphies in nasta'līq with border possibly by Muzaffar 'Ali
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Border possibly by Muzaffar 'Ali
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1561
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsVarious materials on paper
Dimensions46 x 34.4 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2161, fol. 68a
Page of calligraphies in nasta'līq...
Page of calligraphies in nasta'līq with border possibly by Muzaffar 'Ali
Description: Headpiece to a scroll comprising introductory text in a roundel, polychrome...
Headpiece to a scroll comprising introductory text in a roundel, polychrome epigraphic design, and invocations to the Mamluk Sultan Sha'ban II (r. 1363–77), in various scripts
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureMamluk
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions51.3 x 44.1 cm, sheet
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2152, fol. 7b
Headpiece to a scroll comprising...
Headpiece to a scroll comprising introductory text in a roundel, polychrome epigraphic design, and invocations to the Mamluk Sultan Sha'ban II (r. 1363–77), in various scripts
Description: Double-page illumination from a Qur'an copied in naskh
Double-page illumination from a Qur'an copied in naskh
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1338
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions32.4 x 24.8 cm, folio
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/bound-section-of-a-quran-29029
Accession number29.58, fols. 1b–2a
Double-page illumination from a Qur'an...
Double-page illumination from a Qur'an copied in naskh
Description: Heading to sura 28 from a Qur'an copied by Shams al-Baysunghuri in naskh
Heading to sura 28 from a Qur'an copied by Shams al-Baysunghuri in naskh
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nameShams al-Baysunghuri
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1434
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions35.2 x 26.2 cm, folio
LocationMuseum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberK294, no folio number
Heading to sura 28 from a Qur'an copied...
Heading to sura 28 from a Qur'an copied by Shams al-Baysunghuri in naskh
Description: Concluding page of Baysunghur's calligraphy album showing seals of its Timurid...
Concluding page of Baysunghur's calligraphy album showing seals of its Timurid owners
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2310, fol. 102b
Concluding page of Baysunghur's...
Concluding page of Baysunghur's calligraphy album showing seals of its Timurid owners
Description: Facing pages of calligraphies in Bahram Mirza's album of the six cursive scripts
Facing pages of calligraphies in Bahram Mirza's album of the six cursive scripts
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1549
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions41.8 x 30.6 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberB.410, fols. 85b–86a
Facing pages of calligraphies in Bahram...
Facing pages of calligraphies in Bahram Mirza's album of the six cursive scripts
Description: Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy in muḥaqqaq and naskh
Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy in muḥaqqaq and naskh
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions50.5 x 38.3 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2310, fol. 61b
Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy in...
Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy in muḥaqqaq and naskh
Description: Ex libris of the Baysunghur calligraphy album
Ex libris of the Baysunghur calligraphy album
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions50.5 x 38.3 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2310, fol. 2a
Ex libris of the Baysunghur calligraphy...
Ex libris of the Baysunghur calligraphy album
Description: Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy
Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions50.5 x 38.3 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2310, fol. 15b
Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy
Illuminated headpiece and calligraphy
Description: Illuminated headpiece (detail)
Illuminated headpiece (detail)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2310, fol. 15b
Illuminated headpiece (detail)
Illuminated headpiece (detail)
Description: Page of calligraphy in nasta'līq by Mir 'Ali decorated with Ottoman...
Page of calligraphy in nasta'līq by Mir 'Ali decorated with Ottoman illumination
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureOttoman
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1500–1600
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions35.5 x 23 cm, folio
LocationIstanbul, Turkey Library and Documentation Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberF.1426, fol. 35b
Page of calligraphy in nasta'līq...
Page of calligraphy in nasta'līq by Mir 'Ali decorated with Ottoman illumination
Description: Bahram Mirza's 1544–45 album opened to two pages composed of calligraphies
Bahram Mirza's 1544–45 album opened to two pages composed of calligraphies
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1544–45
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions48.4 x 34.5 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fols. 29b–30a
Bahram Mirza's 1544–45 album...
Bahram Mirza's 1544–45 album opened to two pages composed of calligraphies
Description: Detail of a folio of calligraphy in Bahram Mirza's 1544–45 album
Detail of a folio of calligraphy in Bahram Mirza's 1544–45 album
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1544–45
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 29b
Detail of a folio of calligraphy in...
Detail of a folio of calligraphy in Bahram Mirza's 1544–45 album
Description: Safavid album, dated in 1582–83, open to pages of calligraphy and painting
Safavid album, dated in 1582–83, open to pages of calligraphy and painting
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1582–83
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions34.9 x 23.2 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH. 2157, fols. 26b–27a
Safavid album, dated in 1582–83,...
Safavid album, dated in 1582–83, open to pages of calligraphy and painting
Description: Composite page uniting a drawing, painting, and calligraphies from the Timurid and...
Composite page uniting a drawing, painting, and calligraphies from the Timurid and Safavid periods
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Works signed by and attributed to Amir 'Ali Shir, Muhammadi, and Mir 'Ali
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions14.2 x 8 cm, inset
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/page-of-calligraphy-lion-and-male-figure-13874
Accession number14.583 (cropped margin)
Composite page uniting a drawing,...
Composite page uniting a drawing, painting, and calligraphies from the Timurid and Safavid periods
Description: Composite album page uniting drawing, painting, and calligraphies from the Timurid...
Composite album page uniting drawing, painting, and calligraphies from the Timurid and Safavid periods
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Works signed by or attributed to Muhammadi, Bihzad, and Shah Mahmud
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions30.19.8 cm, folio
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
Accession numberF.1946.15a
Composite album page uniting drawing,...
Composite album page uniting drawing, painting, and calligraphies from the Timurid and Safavid periods
Description: Illuminated frontispiece from a Qur'an copied by Shams al-Baysunghuri for Baysunghur...
Illuminated frontispiece from a Qur'an copied by Shams al-Baysunghuri for Baysunghur and 'Ala' al-Dawla
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nameShams al-Baysunghuri
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1434
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions35.2 x 26.2 cm, folio
LocationMuseum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberK294, fol. 2a
Illuminated frontispiece from a Qur'an...
Illuminated frontispiece from a Qur'an copied by Shams al-Baysunghuri for Baysunghur and 'Ala' al-Dawla
Description: Calligraphic exercise after a model in riqā attributed to Ahmad al-Rumi
Calligraphic exercise after a model in riqā attributed to Ahmad al-Rumi
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1433
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions57.8 x 41 cm, written surface
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2152, fol. 31b
Calligraphic exercise after a model in...
Calligraphic exercise after a model in riqā attributed to Ahmad al-Rumi
Description: Facade of the mausoleum of Qutluq Aqa, Shah-i Zinda
Facade of the mausoleum of Qutluq Aqa, Shah-i Zinda
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1361
Object typeArchitecture
LocationShah-i Zinda
Facade of the mausoleum of Qutluq Aqa,...
Facade of the mausoleum of Qutluq Aqa, Shah-i Zinda
Description: Detail of entrance portal showing epigraphic decoration, Aq Saray
Detail of entrance portal showing epigraphic decoration, Aq Saray
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1379–1396
Object typeArchitecture
Detail of entrance portal showing...
Detail of entrance portal showing epigraphic decoration, Aq Saray
Description: Painting of a princely figure accompanied by a smaller one signed by Hasan
Painting of a princely figure accompanied by a smaller one signed by Hasan
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Hasan
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1566
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions20 x 10.7 cm, painting
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2161, fol. 93a
Painting of a princely figure...
Painting of a princely figure accompanied by a smaller one signed by Hasan
Description: Composite page mounted from a painting of a seated woman signed by Mahmud Muzahhib;...
Composite page mounted from a painting of a seated woman signed by Mahmud Muzahhib; drawing of a falcon; and two calligraphies in nasta'lī (top left signed by Shah Mahmud; bottom right signed by Sultan Muhammad Nur)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Painting signed by Mahmud Muzahhib; top left calligraphy signed by Shah Mahmud; bottom right calligraphy signed by Sultan Muhammad Nur
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1566
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pgiment, gold, and paper
Dimensions46 x 34.4 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2161, fol. 94b
Composite page mounted from a painting...
Composite page mounted from a painting of a seated woman signed by Mahmud Muzahhib; drawing of a falcon; and two calligraphies in nasta'lī (top left signed by Shah Mahmud; bottom right signed by Sultan Muhammad Nur)
Description: Double-page illumination framing the preface, margins by Muzaffar 'Ali
Double-page illumination framing the preface, margins by Muzaffar 'Ali
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1561
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions49.1 x 34 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2151, fols. 1b–2a
Double-page illumination framing the...
Double-page illumination framing the preface, margins by Muzaffar 'Ali
Description: Practice sheet in muhaqqaq, thuluth, naskh, riqā', tawqī', and ta'līq...
Practice sheet in muhaqqaq, thuluth, naskh, riqā', tawqī', and ta'līq signed by Muhammad Mu'min b. 'Abd Allah
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Muhammad Mu'minb. 'Abd Allah
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1541
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and paper
Dimensions45.9 x 30.5 cm
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2156, fol. 7a
Practice sheet in muhaqqaq, thuluth,...
Practice sheet in muhaqqaq, thuluth, naskh, riqā', tawqī', and ta'līq signed by Muhammad Mu'min b. 'Abd Allah
Description: Composite page of decoupage calligraphies signed by Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi, Shaykh...
Composite page of decoupage calligraphies signed by Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi, Shaykh 'Abd Allah al-Haravi, and Rukn Mujallid
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi, Shaykh 'Abd Allah al-Haravi, and Rukn Mujallid
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1470–1500
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsColored papers for letters and supports
Dimensions48.4 x 34.5 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 43b
Composite page of decoupage...
Composite page of decoupage calligraphies signed by Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi, Shaykh 'Abd Allah al-Haravi, and Rukn Mujallid
Description: Page of decoupage calligraphy in thuluth, riqā', and ta'līq
Page of decoupage calligraphy in thuluth, riqā', and ta'līq
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1471–1472
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsGold and paper
Dimensions45.8 x 33.4 cm, folio
LocationMuseum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberno. 2474, fol. 9a
Page of decoupage calligraphy in...
Page of decoupage calligraphy in thuluth, riqā', and ta'līq
Description: Page of decoupage calligraphy in thuluth, riqā', and ta'līq
Page of decoupage calligraphy in thuluth, riqā', and ta'līq
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1471–1472
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsGold and paper
Dimensions45.8 x 33.4 cm, folio
LocationMuseum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberno. 2474, fol. 16b
Page of decoupage calligraphy in...
Page of decoupage calligraphy in thuluth, riqā', and ta'līq
Description: Double page from a Dīvān of Sultan Husayn copied by Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi
Double page from a Dīvān of Sultan Husayn copied by Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Copied by Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1501
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsOpaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions26.7 x 18.4 cm, folio
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/453164
Accession number1982.120.1, fols. 34v–35a
Double page from a Dīvān of...
Double page from a Dīvān of Sultan Husayn copied by Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi
Description: Pages from an anthology of calligraphy signed by Mir'Ali
Pages from an anthology of calligraphy signed by Mir'Ali
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Mir'Ali
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation dateJuly 1529
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions23 x 13 cm, folio
LocationInstitute of Oriental Studies, Academy of Sciences of Russia, St. Petersburg
Accession numberno. C–860, fols. 46b and 9a
Pages from an anthology of calligraphy...
Pages from an anthology of calligraphy signed by Mir'Ali
Description: Folio with a couplet of poetry in nasta'liq
Folio with a couplet of poetry in nasta'liq
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Copied by Mir'Ali
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1550
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions13.5 x 26.4 cm, folio
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/216280
Accession number1958.70
Folio with a couplet of poetry in...
Folio with a couplet of poetry in nasta'liq
Description: Stenciled designs comprising a gridded pattern and calligraphic design from an...
Stenciled designs comprising a gridded pattern and calligraphic design from an anthology of poetry
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1431
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions19.4 x 11.8 cm, folio
LocationBritish Library, London
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_8193
Accession numberOr.8193, fols. 95b–96a
Stenciled designs comprising a gridded...
Stenciled designs comprising a gridded pattern and calligraphic design from an anthology of poetry
Description: Illuminated heading from a safīna of ghazals
Illuminated heading from a safīna of ghazals
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1449
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions21.2 x 7.7 cm, folio
LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Accession numberPer.127, fol. 32b
Illuminated heading from a safīna...
Illuminated heading from a safīna of ghazals
Description: Stenciled page with angels from a safīna of ghazals
Stenciled page with angels from a safīna of ghazals
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1449
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions21.2 x 7.7 cm, folio
LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Accession numberPer.127, fol. 131b
Stenciled page with angels from a...
Stenciled page with angels from a safīna of ghazals
Description: Stenciled page from a safīna of ghazals
Stenciled page from a safīna of ghazals
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1449
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and paper
Dimensions21.2 x 7.7 cm, folio
LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin
Accession numberPer.127, fol. 167a
Stenciled page from a safīna of...
Stenciled page from a safīna of ghazals
Description: Illuminated shamsa combining Shahrukh's ex libris and the contents of the book
Illuminated shamsa combining Shahrukh's ex libris and the contents of the book
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1438
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, gold, and paper
Dimensions33.8 x 25.6 cm, folio
LocationMuseum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberno. 1992, fol. 1a
Illuminated shamsa combining Shahrukh's...
Illuminated shamsa combining Shahrukh's ex libris and the contents of the book
Description: Chinese paper depicting pomegranates
Chinese paper depicting pomegranates
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1438
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, gold, and paper
Dimensions33.8 x 25.6 cm, folio
LocationMuseum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberno. 1992, fol. 160b
Chinese paper depicting pomegranates
Chinese paper depicting pomegranates
Description: Chinese paper depicting waves
Chinese paper depicting waves
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1438
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, gold, and paper
Dimensions33.8 x 25.6 cm, folio
LocationMuseum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberno. 1992, fol. 57b
Chinese paper depicting waves
Chinese paper depicting waves
Description: Folio from a Qur'an in Hijazi script: sura 15 (al-Hijr), verso
Folio from a Qur'an in Hijazi script: sura 15 (al-Hijr), verso
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureHijazi
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 650
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk on parchment
Dimensions14 1/4 × 10 5/8 in. (36 × 27 cm), folio
LocationPrivate collection
Folio from a Qur'an in Hijazi script:...
Folio from a Qur'an in Hijazi script: sura 15 (al-Hijr), verso
Description: Folio from a Qur'an in Hijazi script: sura 15 (al-Hijr), recto
Folio from a Qur'an in Hijazi script: sura 15 (al-Hijr), recto
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureHijazi
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 650
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk on parchment
Dimensions14 1/4 × 10 5/8 in. (36 × 27 cm), folio
LocationPrivate collection
Folio from a Qur'an in Hijazi script:...
Folio from a Qur'an in Hijazi script: sura 15 (al-Hijr), recto
Description: Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script: sura 42 (Al-Shura, "Consultation"),...
Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script: sura 42 (Al-Shura, "Consultation"), verso
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureNorth African
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 700–750
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and opaque pigment on parchment
Dimensions20 1/2 × 24 1/2 in. (52.1 × 62.2 cm)
LocationPrivate collection
Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script:...
Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script: sura 42 (Al-Shura, "Consultation"), verso
Description: Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script: sura 17 (Bani Isra'il, "The Children of...
Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script: sura 17 (Bani Isra'il, "The Children of Israel"), verso
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureNear Eastern or North African
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 850
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and gold on parchment
Dimensions9 1/4 × 12 1/8 in. (23.5 × 30.7 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/215216
Accession number1919.158
Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script:...
Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script: sura 17 (Bani Isra'il, "The Children of Israel"), verso
Description: Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script: sura 43 (al-Zukhruf, "Ornaments of...
Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script: sura 43 (al-Zukhruf, "Ornaments of Gold"), recto
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureNear Eastern
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 850
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and opaque pigment on parchment
Dimensions15 3/4 × 18 1/2 in. (40 × 47 cm)
LocationPrivate collection
Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script:...
Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script: sura 43 (al-Zukhruf, "Ornaments of Gold"), recto
Description: Bifolio from a Qur'an in Kufic script, verso of right-hand folio and recto of...
Bifolio from a Qur'an in Kufic script, verso of right-hand folio and recto of left-hand folio
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureNear Eastern or North African
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 875
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and gold on parchment
Dimensions10 3/4 × 14 1/4 in. (27.2 × 36.2)
LocationPrivate collection
Bifolio from a Qur'an in Kufic script,...
Bifolio from a Qur'an in Kufic script, verso of right-hand folio and recto of left-hand folio
Description: Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script: sura 49 (al-Hujurat, "The Inner...
Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script: sura 49 (al-Hujurat, "The Inner Apartments"), verso
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureNear Eastern
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 950
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and gold on parchment
Dimensions7 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (18.2 × 25.9 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/193807
Accession number1956.197
Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script:...
Folio from a Qur'an in Kufic script: sura 49 (al-Hujurat, "The Inner Apartments"), verso
Description: Folio from the "Blue Qur'an" in Kufic script: sura 2 (al-Baqara, "The...
Folio from the "Blue Qur'an" in Kufic script: sura 2 (al-Baqara, "The Cow"), recto
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureNorth African, Spanish, or Italian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 850–c. 950
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsGold and silver on parchment
Dimensions12 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (31.8 × 47 cm)
LocationPrivate collection
Folio from the "Blue Qur'an" in Kufic...
Folio from the "Blue Qur'an" in Kufic script: sura 2 (al-Baqara, "The Cow"), recto
Description: Folio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic script: sura 30 (al-Rum, "The...
Folio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic script: sura 30 (al-Rum, "The Romans"), recto
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureIranian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1075
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and gold on paper
Dimensions10 3/8 × 7 3/4 in. (26.5 × 19.7 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/215443
Accession number1965.53
Folio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic...
Folio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic script: sura 30 (al-Rum, "The Romans"), recto
Description: Folio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic script: sura 4 (al-Nisa, "The...
Folio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic script: sura 4 (al-Nisa, "The Women"), verso
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureIranian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1075–c. 1125
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and gold on paper
Dimensions15 1/8 × 19 1/8 in. (38.4 × 48.5 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/201334
Accession number1982.4
Folio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic...
Folio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic script: sura 4 (al-Nisa, "The Women"), verso
Description: Bifolio from a Qur'an in Kufic script, verso of left-hand folio and recto of...
Bifolio from a Qur'an in Kufic script, verso of left-hand folio and recto of right-hand folio
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureIranian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and gold on paper
Dimensions14 × 11 7/8 in. (35.6 × 30.3 cm), each folio
LocationPrivate collection
Bifolio from a Qur'an in Kufic script,...
Bifolio from a Qur'an in Kufic script, verso of left-hand folio and recto of right-hand folio
Description: Bifolio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic script from the Mushaf al-Hadina ("The...
Bifolio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic script from the Mushaf al-Hadina ("The Nurse's Qur'an"), recto of right-hand folio and verso of left-hand folio
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureNorth African
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1019–1020
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and gold on parchment
Dimensions17 5/8 × 11 3/4 in. (44.7 × 29.9 cm)
LocationPrivate collection
Bifolio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic...
Bifolio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic script from the Mushaf al-Hadina ("The Nurse's Qur'an"), recto of right-hand folio and verso of left-hand folio
Description: Folio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic script from the Mushaf al-Hadina ("The...
Folio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic script from the Mushaf al-Hadina ("The Nurse's Qur'an"), recto
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureNorth African
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1019–1020
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and gold on parchment
Dimensions17 5/8 × 11 3/4 in. (44.7 × 29.9 cm)
LocationPrivate collection
Folio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic...
Folio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic script from the Mushaf al-Hadina ("The Nurse's Qur'an"), recto
Description: Bifolio from Qur'an in Maghribi script, verso of right-hand folio and recto of...
Bifolio from Qur'an in Maghribi script, verso of right-hand folio and recto of left-hand folio
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureNorth African
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1200–1400
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and gold on parchment
Dimensions6 3/4 × 6 1/4 in. (17 × 16 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/194261
Accession number1919.159.3
Bifolio from Qur'an in Maghribi script,...
Bifolio from Qur'an in Maghribi script, verso of right-hand folio and recto of left-hand folio
Description: Bifolio from Qur'an in Maghribi script, recto of left-hand folio and verso of...
Bifolio from Qur'an in Maghribi script, recto of left-hand folio and verso of right-hand folio
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureNorth African or Spanish
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1200–1400
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and gold parchment
Dimensions6 3/4 × 6 1/4 in. (17 × 16 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/165649
Accession number1919.159.4
Bifolio from Qur'an in Maghribi script,...
Bifolio from Qur'an in Maghribi script, recto of left-hand folio and verso of right-hand folio
Description: Folio from Qur'an in Maghribi script: sura 37 (al-Saffat, "Who Stand Arrayed in...
Folio from Qur'an in Maghribi script: sura 37 (al-Saffat, "Who Stand Arrayed in Rows"), verso
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureNorth African or Spanish
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1200–1300
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and gold parchment
Dimensions10 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (26.7 × 21 cm)
LocationPrivate collection
Folio from Qur'an in Maghribi script:...
Folio from Qur'an in Maghribi script: sura 37 (al-Saffat, "Who Stand Arrayed in Rows"), verso
Description: Folio from Qur'an in Maghribi script: sura 37 (al-Saffat, "Who Stand Arrayed in...
Folio from Qur'an in Maghribi script: sura 37 (al-Saffat, "Who Stand Arrayed in Rows"), recto
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureIraqi
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1200–1300
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and gold parchment
Dimensions10 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (26.7 × 21 cm)
LocationPrivate collection
Folio from Qur'an in Maghribi script:...
Folio from Qur'an in Maghribi script: sura 37 (al-Saffat, "Who Stand Arrayed in Rows"), recto
Description: Bifolio from a Qur'an in rayhani script, verso of left-hand folio and recto of...
Bifolio from a Qur'an in rayhani script, verso of left-hand folio and recto of right-hand folio
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator name (description)Script attributed to Arghun b. 'Abd Allah al-Kamili
Creator nationality/cultureIraqi
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1335
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and gold on paper
Dimensions14 5/8 × 10 3/4 in. (37.2 × 27.5 cm)
LocationPrivate collection
Bifolio from a Qur'an in rayhani script,...
Bifolio from a Qur'an in rayhani script, verso of left-hand folio and recto of right-hand folio
Description: Bifolio from a Qur'an in rayhani script, verso of right-hand folio and recto of...
Bifolio from a Qur'an in rayhani script, verso of right-hand folio and recto of left-hand folio
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator name (description)Script attributed to Arghun b. 'Abd Allah al-Kamili
Creator nationality/cultureIraqi
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1335
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and gold on paper
Dimensions14 5/8 × 10 3/4 in. (37.2 × 27.5 cm)
LocationPrivate collection
Bifolio from a Qur'an in rayhani script,...
Bifolio from a Qur'an in rayhani script, verso of right-hand folio and recto of left-hand folio
Description: Folio from a selection of the Qur'an in muhaqqaq script: sura 6 (al-An'am "The...
Folio from a selection of the Qur'an in muhaqqaq script: sura 6 (al-An'am "The Cattle"), verso
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureIranian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1370
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and gold on paper
Dimensions17 × 13 3/4 in. (43.2 × 35.1 cm)
LocationPrivate collection
Folio from a selection of the Qur'an in...
Folio from a selection of the Qur'an in muhaqqaq script: sura 6 (al-An'am "The Cattle"), verso
Description: Folio with a selection from the Qur'an in muhaqqaq script: sura 27 (al-Naml), recto
Folio with a selection from the Qur'an in muhaqqaq script: sura 27 (al-Naml), recto
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureIranian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1370–1430
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and gold on paper
Dimensions13 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (35.2 × 24.8 cm)
LocationPrivate collection
Folio with a selection from the Qur'an...
Folio with a selection from the Qur'an in muhaqqaq script: sura 27 (al-Naml), recto
Description: Folio from a Qur'an in muhaqqaq script: sura 2 (al-Baqara, "The Cow"),...
Folio from a Qur'an in muhaqqaq script: sura 2 (al-Baqara, "The Cow"), verso
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian or Syrian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation date1400–1500
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, and gold on paper
Dimensions13 1/2 × 10 1/8 in. (34.3 × 25.7 cm)
LocationPrivate collection
Folio from a Qur'an in muhaqqaq script:...
Folio from a Qur'an in muhaqqaq script: sura 2 (al-Baqara, "The Cow"), verso
Description: Fragment of a Qur'an folio in muhaqqaq script: sura 31 (Luqman)
Fragment of a Qur'an folio in muhaqqaq script: sura 31 (Luqman)
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 15
Creator name (description)Script attributed to 'Umar al-Aqta'
Creator nationality/cultureCentral Asian
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1400
Object typeCalligraphy
MaterialsInk and opaque pigment on paper
Dimensions8 1/2 × 38 in. (21.6 × 96.5 cm)
LocationPrivate collection
Fragment of a Qur'an folio in muhaqqaq...
Fragment of a Qur'an folio in muhaqqaq script: sura 31 (Luqman)
Description: Collaborative specimens
Collaborative specimens
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Signed by Sultan 'Ali al-Mash-hadi and the découpeur Shaykh 'Abd Allah
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1470–1500
Object typeCollage
MaterialsColored papers and opaque pigment
Dimensions48.4 x 34.5 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 50a
Collaborative specimens
Collaborative specimens
Description: Two decoupage calligraphies
Two decoupage calligraphies
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Shaykh 'Abd Allah (top) and Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi (bottom)
Creator nationality/cultureTimurid
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1470–1500
Object typeCollage
MaterialsColored papers and opaque pigment
Dimensions48.4 x 34.5 cm, folio
LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Accession numberH.2154, fol. 43a
Two decoupage calligraphies
Two decoupage calligraphies
Description: Folio from the Gulshan Album (Rose Garden album)
Folio from the Gulshan Album (Rose Garden album)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator nationality/cultureMughal
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions42.5 x 26.5 cm, folio
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
https://www.freersackler.si.edu/object/F1956.12/
Accession numberF1956.12b
Folio from the Gulshan Album (Rose...
Folio from the Gulshan Album (Rose Garden album)

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