The shadow of a calligrapher falls across an exquisite Arabic text in a museum display

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Picture by Roger Bamber 27 May 2001 Calligrapher and Exhibition Curator Ewan Clayton inspects an Arabic inspired manuscript by Nja Mahdaoui from Tunisia drawn on goatskin The artwork is part of Spring Lines an exhibition of Contemporary Calligraphy from East and West by 18 lettering artists at Ditchling Museum Sussex

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Size: 3610px × 2482px
Location: Ditchling Museum Sussex England UK Great Britain
Photo credit: © Roger Bamber / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes

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