Illuminated frontispiece, 1500-50, Calligraphy, Arabic, Calligraphy, Persian, Manuscripts, Persian, Washington (), Afghanistan, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, A typical 16th century Persianate frontispieces made for a Qur'an, from Herat, present day Afghanistan., Illuminators during the first half of the 16th century experimented with the double-page illuminated frontispiece. For example, the artist Shaykhzadah began using black backgrounds and invented new arabesque or scrollwork motifs. These motifs not only appeared

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