Author
Mansour, Nassar Muhammad
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 1996-9546
Record ID
cdi_almandumah_primary_502584
Library Location
EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete
Notes
The calligrapher Abdullah al-Sayrafi is considered one of the most prominent calligraphers of the eighth and ninth centuries AH/fourth and fifteenth centuries AD who wrote in the style of Yaqut al-Mustasimi (d. 698 AH/1298 AD) and published it in the eastern Islamic world. In his style, Hamdallah Al-Amasi, known as Ibn Al-Sheikh (d. 926 AH/1520 AD), who is considered the head of the Ottoman school of calligraphy, which is currently considered the most mature and popular school of calligraphy, wrote. We do not know much about the life of Al-Sayrafi, like his peers among the calligraphers of the eighth century AH, specifically those known as the “six masters.” However, his few and rare calligraphic works indicate his high mastery in the art of calligraphy. This study provides a comprehensive definition of Al-Sayrafi’s life through the information provided by Arab and non-Arab sources about his life, his artistic career, and his written works. The researcher seeks here to present an analytical study of Al-Sayrafi’s style in the Naskh script in which this Qur’anic manuscript was written, and Al-Sayrafi’s excellence in his writing. Illustrated with detailed examples of this rare manuscript that recently appeared in some private collections, followed by a table showing the shapes of the individual letters of Naskh script and their various connections extracted from this manuscript.
Görüntüle
Jordan Journal for History and Archaeology, 2012, Vol.6 (1), p.78-104
