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 ...

The Persian word for calligraphy is "khoshnevisi" and a calligrapher is known as "khoshnevis". Calligraphy is also synonymous with khat (literally, line or script) and khat neveshtan (writing script).

We have Helvetica. Persians have nasta’liq. The most popular form of Persian calligraphy has become almost synonymous with Persian culture itself. “When you see people protesting in Iran, their ...

I recently visited the Smithsonian Museum’s Sackler Gallery’s new exhibition, Nasta‘liq: The Genius of Persian Calligraphy in Washington, D.C. The Sackler Gallery frequently features new and ...

During a prolific 200-year period in the 14th–16th centuries, four master calligraphers invented one of the most aesthetically refined forms of Persian culture: nasta‘liq, a type of calligraphy so ...

Speaking to reporters at the Iranian Artists Forum on Tuesday, the director of the association, Gholamhossein Amirkhani, announced the decision. Persian calligraphy will be featured during a weeklong ...

Nasrollah Afjei, Elaheh Khatami, Fereshteh Hosseini, Ali Shirazi, Yadollah Kaboli and Gholamhossein Khani are among the members of the council whose works are available at www.gallery.irunesco.org.

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The art of calligraphy is one of the reputable and famous arts in Iran. The glorious art of calligraphy and its numerous decorations have always been praised by Iranologs. The ...

Shima Kaboli, the daughter of master Yadollah Kaboli (founder of the shekasteh calligraphy) has worked on this new style that combines calligraphy work with clay. Some of the tableaus on display at ...

This introductory workshop led by calligraphy artists Laleh Rasaee and Farhad Vatandoost will focus on Nastaliq, an 800-year-old Persian script known for its legendary character and eternal beauty.