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Saturday, August 8, 2015

Ancient Manuscript Review 161 : Antique Quranic / Arabic Calligraphy Practice Sheet / Ottoman Karalama (19th Century)




This is a practise sheet / karalama most likely in preparation to write a Quran. Undated but most likely from 19th century and written on western paper. It seemed that this was a guided practice. Original calligraphy was written in black in Thuluth script and an expert or a teacher corrected the calligraphy in red. Acquired from Istanbul.

Manuscript Specs

Item : A calligraphy practice sheet
Content : Quran surah written in black and red
Dim : 290 x 190 mm
Date : undated but estimated 19th Century
Copyist : anonymous
Origin : Istanbul
Calligraphy: Thuluth
Design : Laid paper
Purchased Price :USD

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