Craftsmen mounted the calligraphy in books, often inside gold borders and alongside elaborate illustrations. This folio dates to the 16th century. Freer/Sackler Gallery A Persian calligraphy that ...

Thus many of them are now lovingly collecting items of Iranian Calligraphy. “Nastaliq” is the most popular contemporary style among classical Persian calligraphy scripts. It is known as ...

An exhibition on Arabic-Persian calligraphy in medieval India gives viewers a glimpse of what it took to be an artist in that period. Calligraphy has always been high art but one of the most ...