Calligraphy gallery | 1450-1925 A.D. | East | Koranic verses
The chapter headings executed in thuluth script in white ink on a gold and blue ground decorated with flower vines, as well as the marginal ornaments, are typical of Korans produced in Safavid Iran during the 16th century.
Calligrapher: unknown. Iran. 16th century. 11.7 x 20.8 cm. Naskh and thuluth scripts. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division.
Subscribe to comments Calligrapher: unknown. Iran. 16th century. 11.7 x 20.8 cm. Naskh and thuluth scripts. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division.
