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Images by Time
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600 to 1250 A.D.
Calligraphy from the early days of Islam through the end of the Abbasid caliphate in Baghdad
1250 to 1450 A.D.
Calligraphy from the Ilkhanid, Mamluk and Timurid caliphates
1450-1925 A.D. | West
Calligraphy from the Ottoman empire and other places in the western Muslim world
1450-1925 A.D. | East
Calligraphy from the Safavid, Mughal and Qajar caliphates, and other locations in the eastern Muslim world
1925 A.D. to today
Calligraphy from modern artists, including painting, graphic design, digital and traditional art
Images by Style
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Divani
Calligraphy in the divani script
Kufic
Calligraphy in the kufic script
Maghribi
Calligraphy in the maghribi script
Muhaqqaq
Calligraphy in the muhaqqaq script
Naskh
Calligraphy in the naskh script
Nasta‘liq
Calligraphy in the nasta‘liq script
Rayhani
Calligraphy in the rayhani script
Riqa‘
Calligraphy in the riqa‘ script
Ruq‘ah
Calligraphy in the ruq‘ah script
Shikaste
Calligraphy in the shikaste script
Ta‘liq
Calligraphy in the ta‘liq script
Tawqi‘
Calligraphy in the tawqi‘ script
Thuluth
Calligraphy in the thuluth script
Other images
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Calligraphy Tools
Images of the tools used for writing calligraphy
Illumination
A selection of illuminated manuscripts
Other scripts
Calligraphy in other or unnamed scripts