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).

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 ...

Written by the celebrated Iranian calligrapher Hamidreza Qelichkhani, “A Handbook of Persian Calligraphy and Related Arts” was rendered by Rebecca Stengel. The book has been edited by Shervin ...

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 ...

In the late 14th century, Mir Ali Tabrizi, a calligrapher in the royal workshop in Tabriz — a city then ruled by a Mongol dynasty, now part of modern-day Iran — had a life-changing dream. The prophet ...

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 ...

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 ...

At first glance, the verses of the Book of Esther designed by Hadassah Moskowitz appear to be written in a foreign language. A closer look reveals Hebrew text styled in the spirit of Persian ...

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.

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 unstable ...

Reza Taghipour: Calligraphy serves 2 purposes in Iranian Architecture: First, for decorative beautification and second to transfer a message related to the building style or design. Reza presents 2 ...