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Bifolio from Qur'an in Maghribi script, verso of right-hand folio and recto of left-hand folio

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Description: Bifolio from Qur'an in Maghribi script, verso of right-hand folio and recto of...
TitleBifolio from Qur'an in Maghribi script, verso of right-hand folio and recto of left-hand folio
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureNorth African
Creator roleCalligrapher
Creation datec. 1200–1400
Creation date (description)13th–14th centuries
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
SubjectsCalligraphy, PersianScript typeOrthography and spelling
StatusNorth Africa
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Reforms in Calligraphy and the Persistence of Tradition
David J. Roxburgh
Description: Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qurʾan
Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qurʾan
During the tenth century several important changes were underway in the arts of the book. One such...
Author
David J. Roxburgh
PublisherThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Copyright© 2007 by The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Related print edition pages: pp.25-39
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00180.006
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Chapter subject tags:Islamic calligraphy in artMuḥammad, Prophet, -632--In the QurʼanOrthography and spellingArabic languageCalligrapher

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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
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Bifolio from a Qur'an in Kufic script, verso of right-hand folio and recto of left-hand folio
Description: Bifolio from a Qur'an in Eastern Kufic script from the Mushaf al-Hadina...
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: 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 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: 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: 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
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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 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: 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 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: Folio from a Qur'an in muhaqqaq script: sura 2 (al-Baqara, "The...
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: 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
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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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 Qur'an in Maghribi script: sura 37 (al-Saffat, "Who Stand...
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 the "Blue Qur'an" in Kufic script: sura 2 (al-Baqara,...
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: 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: Folio from Qur'an in Maghribi script: sura 37 (al-Saffat, "Who Stand...
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: Folio from a selection of the Qur'an in muhaqqaq script: sura 6 (al-An'am...
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 Kufic script: sura 42 (Al-Shura,...
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Composite page of "outlined" calligraphies with the signatures of...
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: 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: 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: 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: 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
Creation datec. 1575
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: Monumental Arabic inscription, "Praise be to God for his unity,"...
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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

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