A friend's letter, 18th century, Calligraphy, Arabic, Calligraphy, Persian, Manuscripts, Persian, Washington (), Iran, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Shikastah, Nasta'liq, A friend's letter written in a fine shikastah-nasta'liq script typical of 18th-century compositions from Iran., Because it's been a very long time / That I haven't (been able) to write a worthy letter, / Because a friend among friends wants to write to / Kind people to find out how they are , Chun muddat-i mutanahi-st / Ka bi-tahriri ka qabil
A friend's letter, 18th century, Calligraphy, Arabic, Calligraphy, Persian, Manuscripts, Persian, Washington (), Iran, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Shikastah, Nasta'liq, A friend's letter written in a fine shikastah-nasta'liq script typical of 18th-century compositions from Iran., Because it's been a very long time / That I haven't (been able) to write a worthy letter, / Because a friend among friends wants to write to / Kind people to find out how they are , Chun muddat-i mutanahi-st / Ka bi-tahriri ka qabil bashad napardakht / Chun az an dusti az dustan bi-jihat-i kasan-i / Muhabbat tu'aman juya-yi ahvalat , Dimensions of Written Surface: (w) x (h) cm, This calligraphic fragment provides an incomplete letter from a man to his friend written in a fine shikastah-nasta'liq script typical of 18th-century compositions from Persia (Iran). Framed by cloud bands and placed on a gold background with blue vine motifs, the text is comprised of four lines. Beginning with an invocation to God ('huwa,' or He) in the top right corner, the letter continues:, Script: shikastah-nasta'liq, , 1 volume; (w) x (h) cm
Size: 2257px × 3390px
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